
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 24s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 24s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1262 | 1171 | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 1344 | 4123 | 4715 | 4307 | 3933 | 3454 | 2796 | 2454 | 1903 | 1526 | 1471 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.93m | 8:36AM1.77m | 8:58PM1.88m | 9:27AM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.06m | 2:42PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.09m | 3:36PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
1262 | 1171 | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 776 | 4123 | 4715 | 4307 | 3933 | 3454 | 2796 | 2454 | 1903 | 1526 | 1471 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 24 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
386 | 279 | 682 | 488 | 339 | 327 | 1344 | 743 | 647 | 637 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 374 | 363 | 256 | 248 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 19 | S 26 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
306 | 212 | — | — | 29 | 115 | 248 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 7 | 11 |
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