Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3882
3043
2594
2055
1699
1431
1052
905
757
630
501
413
342
336
383
326
321
263
177
121
66
49
46
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM1.68m
11:33PM1.68m
11:59AM1.65m
00:24AM1.62m
12:54PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
5:51AM0.28m
6:15PM0.36m
6:39AM0.36m
7:08PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
9
12
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
6
8
9
6
6
5
6
4
6
8
9
7
7
6
6
5
6
9
11
8
7
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