Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
16
1
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2255
871
1492
1014
725
591
362
290
280
203
157
257
520
251
227
376
310
287
272
264
257
236
166
151
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:11AM1.55m
5:40PM1.64m
5:58AM1.57m
6:25PM1.68m
6:43AM1.59m
7:09PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.39m
11:53PM0.39m
12:12PM0.43m
00:37AM0.42m
12:56PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
9
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
9
8
8
9
13
13
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
15
1.6
S
10
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
2255
509
1492
1014
725
591
362
290
280
141
157
151
520
251
227
376
310
287
272
264
257
236
166
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
1.4
S
15
0.1
NE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
16
0.1
E
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
7
871
3
44
46
41
40
35
26
203
140
257
3
106
35
25
18
18
12
18
19
12
20
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
8
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.1
NE
12
0.5
E
6
0.6
S
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
3
2
70
75
109
26
24
24
6
16
71
11
5
6
13
13
13
6
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
23
6
12
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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