
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1471 | 1452 | 1938 | 1618 | 1415 | 1618 | 3752 | 4843 | 5059 | 4586 | 3899 | 3059 | 2609 | 2055 | 1699 | 1411 | 1052 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50PM1.81m | 10:17AM1.72m | 10:42PM1.74m | 11:07AM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:30PM0.21m | 5:02AM0.20m | 5:23PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
1471 | 1452 | 1938 | 1618 | 1415 | 1618 | 3752 | 4843 | 5059 | 4586 | 3899 | 3059 | 2609 | 2055 | 1699 | 1411 | 1052 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
248 | 244 | 240 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 59 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 354 | 434 | 369 | 174 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
126 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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