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Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 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
19.0° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)6777615151511111313131112121111888111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153206228204161169169169169172509711458242436456400341341359326329329335
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
2.62
8:24AM
2.79
8:51PM
2.76
9:25AM
2.99
9:49PM
2.93
10:16AM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.56
2:40PM
0.56
3:05AM
0.40
3:40PM
0.37
3:59AM
0.23
4:31PM
0.20
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:31-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:42-------8:40
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161719201917161615171717161515141516171817
Feels °C (?)141414161719181716161615151414131313111313141615
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