Rocky Rights surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Rocky Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocky Rights sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocky Rights today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Rights at 12AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141413131414131414141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)711649590644607536465663862581721957971826802669528444437341264255209209
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
3.22
1:34PM
3.13
2:01AM
3.05
2:22PM
2.90
2:54AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.17
7:52PM
0.19
8:19AM
0.37
8:44PM
0.42
9:18AM
0.60
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-
Sunset-7:34-------7:32-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161716171818181918171717181717171817181820
Feels °C (?)141515151615161818181918161615171717171817181719
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