Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 438 | 342 | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 643 | 653 | 591 | 566 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 305 | 237 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 102 | 71 | 50 | 42 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.57m | 1:06PM1.58m | 1:22AM1.51m | 1:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | 6:49AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.47m | 7:35AM0.46m | 8:10PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 346 | 284 | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 643 | 653 | 591 | 566 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 305 | 237 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 102 | 71 | 50 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 438 | 215 | 104 | 122 | 102 | 76 | 313 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 44 | 5 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 16 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 16 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 79 | 342 | 138 | — | — | — | 74 | 129 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 7 |
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