Rocky Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taranaki, New Zealand)

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Rocky Rights Surf Guide

Rocky Rights in Taranaki is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. A right hand reef break. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Rocky Rights Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rocky Rights:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rocky Rights occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rocky Rights (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rocky Rights with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in March while 61% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

61%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rocky Rights Location Map

Interactive Rocky Rights surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Rocky Rights is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Rocky Rights is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 136 km (84 miles) away.

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Rocky Rights Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 13:13 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	N	NNW
Period (s)	15	14	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Rocky Rights

Current tide and informaton

For Graveyards, 0 km from Rocky Rights.

Next High Water: 01:32am | 2.58m

Next Low Water: 07:18pm | 0.76m

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Rocky Rights Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.2 °C) at Rocky Rights is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite