Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.7
WSW
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131415151414141414131313121312121211121212111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2547287640223854404442963919399831092257165991769055439227826016617412190817951
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
W
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
30
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
3.35
11:14PM
3.36
11:33AM
3.25
12:00AM
3.26
12:21PM
3.07
12:50AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
-0.10
5:28AM
0.04
5:49PM
0.03
6:18AM
0.18
6:39PM
0.21
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:49-------5:47-----
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1661--41054112126235322-
Temp. °C1616151414141313131314141411111011119911111111
Feels °C (?)14131213121210119111112811-110-2-21001
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