Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
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)
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SE
12
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
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
11
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
74
94
224
194
144
138
133
122
119
83
110
330
320
281
272
224
174
174
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
25
NE
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39PM1.68m
9:58AM1.72m
10:25PM1.64m
10:45AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.34m
3:51AM0.39m
4:19PM0.39m
4:38AM0.42m
5:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<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>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
10
10
14
17
18
15
13
12
14
13
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
13
10
10
8
7
6
11
14
15
11
10
9
12
11
12
11
12
10
10
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