Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Rocky Lefts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141413131313141414151415151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)773612619565472472389433408336336373480501515610602869132816892122230322722242
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
3.30
12:15AM
3.17
12:30PM
3.22
12:49AM
3.10
1:03PM
3.08
1:23AM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.03
6:25AM
0.12
6:45PM
0.12
7:00AM
0.24
7:18PM
0.26
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:00-------7:59-------7:58----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617161515151616171818171717171718181817171717
Feels °C (?)141415141313131413151616161717171617171817171716
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