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Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | |
31 | 30 | 66 | 68 | 125 | 163 | 215 | 198 | 180 | 179 | 116 | 101 | 526 | 843 | 882 | 1208 | 1114 | 1657 | 1696 | 1676 | 1548 | 1456 | 1361 | 1196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:38PM1.84m | 11:07AM1.68m | 11:36PM1.75m | 12:03PM1.61m | 00:31AM1.68m | 1:00PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.08m | 5:19PM0.11m | 5:58AM0.11m | 6:15PM0.17m | 6:51AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | ENE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
31 | 48 | 66 | 68 | 61 | 163 | 215 | 198 | 180 | 179 | 116 | 156 | 526 | 843 | 882 | 1208 | 1114 | 1657 | 1696 | 1676 | 1548 | 1456 | 1361 | 1196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
20 | 30 | 38 | 59 | 125 | 58 | 57 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 65 | 80 | 136 | 136 | 57 | 133 | 106 | 106 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 16 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 4 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | — | S 18 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
7 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 101 | 4 | 4 | 136 | — | 224 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 45 | 74 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 90 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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