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Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101010109910101010777771414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5305104333732532172121721511541252492472823152684764765455384434184061230
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
NW
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
2.38
7:46PM
2.36
8:25AM
2.48
8:43PM
2.45
9:16AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.91
1:39PM
1.01
2:03AM
0.86
2:37PM
0.92
2:56AM
0.75
3:26PM
0.79
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:52-------8:52
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1222475411--1111--
Temp. °C151515161919212018191919191919191818171718181818
Feels °C (?)131413141516181817171717161616171817161615151518
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