
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
172 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 193 | 387 | 290 | 476 | 507 | 681 | 565 | 593 | 593 | 450 | 361 | 686 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | 6:26AM1.62m | 6:49PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.25m | 12:34PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
166 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 193 | 387 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 494 | 565 | 593 | 593 | 450 | 361 | 686 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
172 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 196 | 126 | 150 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | E 11 |
12 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 130 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 65 | 476 | 507 | 681 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 81 | 93 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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