Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 1PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 579 | 1039 | 1357 | 2124 | 1881 | 2499 | 2318 | 1750 | 1373 | 1111 | 901 | 660 | 543 | 434 | 356 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 216 | 209 | 160 | 157 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:47PM1.53m | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:33PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.36m | 11:15PM0.34m | 11:32AM0.32m | 00:03AM0.30m | 12:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 579 | 1039 | 1357 | 2124 | 1881 | 2499 | 2318 | 1750 | 1373 | 1111 | 901 | 660 | 543 | 434 | 356 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 216 | 209 | 160 | 157 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 48 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | N 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 86 | 98 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 53 | 58 | 43 | 140 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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