Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1210 | 851 | 643 | 539 | 439 | 359 | 294 | 220 | 239 | 218 | 300 | 390 | 390 | 603 | 520 | 386 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.40m | 3:28PM1.49m | 3:46AM1.38m | 4:13PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.44m | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1210 | 851 | 643 | 539 | 439 | 359 | 294 | 220 | 205 | 143 | 138 | 390 | 390 | 603 | 520 | 386 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 92 | 97 | 181 | 239 | 218 | 300 | 106 | 98 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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