Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
14
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
224
194
144
138
133
122
119
119
125
330
320
281
272
259
174
174
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:39PM1.68m
9:58AM1.72m
10:25PM1.64m
10:45AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.39m
4:19PM0.39m
4:38AM0.42m
5:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
13
17
17
15
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
5
9
14
14
12
10
11
11
10
12
12
14
11
11
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