Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is

13.2° C

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	S 10	S 10	SE 9	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	135	127	122	75	58	166	117	108	73	46	45	19	19	20	55	49	48	47	47	46	44	96	116	142
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:14PM1.90m				4:46AM1.78m				5:14PM1.94m				5:45AM1.79m					6:14PM1.96m
Low Tide		10:00AM0.22m				10:38PM0.19m				11:01AM0.15m				11:37PM0.13m				11:59AM0.08m					00:36AM0.09m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	14	12	10	10	12	12	12	16	16	13	13	13	12	13	14	16	17	14	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	5	9	11	8	6	6	9	9	8	13	13	10	10	10	8	9	11	14	16	12	10	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 8	S 13	S 13	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15
kJ	120	101	99	75	58	166	117	108	46	26	15	19	19	20	55	49	48	47	47	46	44	96	116	142
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 12	SE 8	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 12	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	S 16	S 19	ESE 13	S 19	S 19	S 18
kJ	135	127	122	68	47	49	52	48	73	46	17	17	12	15	3	3	1	1	5	29	17	30	28	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	S 14	SSW 13	NE 11	E 11	E 15	E 15	SE 14	SSW 12	ESE 7	NE 6	ESE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	NE 4	S 8	S 19	S 15	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	6	6	5	60	58	5	2	4	4	8	45	11	6	5	7	6	2	1	1	1	29	18	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	NNE 2	NE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	—	—	NNE 5	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 4	NW 3
kJ	—	1	1	3	5	3	5	7	9	9	40	18	3	2	2	1	2	—	—	2	1	5	8	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	3	7	3	7	3	3	7	3	1	1	0	0	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Last Chance	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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