Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 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 1AM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3752
4843
5059
4586
3882
3059
2609
2055
1699
1431
1052
905
757
630
501
413
342
342
389
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
11:33PM1.68m
11:59AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.21m
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
5:51AM0.28m
6:15PM0.36m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
8
9
6
5
5
5
4
5
8
9
7
7
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