Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 191 | 252 | 244 | 245 | 165 | 416 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 176 | 152 | 118 | 82 | 66 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.70m | 4:56PM1.86m | 5:26AM1.71m | 5:54PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:39AM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 191 | 252 | 244 | 245 | 165 | 416 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 176 | 152 | 118 | 82 | 66 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 202 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 51 | 70 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 46 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 61 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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