
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 5 | S 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
284 | 253 | 196 | 169 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 80 | 68 | 136 | 206 | 251 | 238 | 230 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | 5:08AM1.63m | 5:33PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
284 | 253 | 196 | 169 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 135 | 103 | 89 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 |
56 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 50 | 80 | 66 | 6 | 184 | 84 | 62 | 44 | 225 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 3 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 3 | S 20 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 68 | 22 | 56 | 251 | 238 | 230 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 136 | 206 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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