Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010991615151414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251216216220192171139134103846559106103100938885838075726968
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
9:55AM
1.77
10:17PM
1.85
10:49AM
1.76
11:10PM
1.84
11:44AM
1.73
12:07AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.16
4:07PM
0.15
4:38AM
0.16
5:00PM
0.16
5:35AM
0.16
5:55PM
0.16
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:13--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121215161615141313131618181615151514171918171716
Feels °C (?)121215151313121111111415141312131413161715141514
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