Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
12.3°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
1095
901
660
543
434
356
350
280
276
216
209
202
198
157
154
116
112
78
73
50
35
54
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22AM1.41m
5:47PM1.53m
6:11AM1.46m
6:33PM1.57m
6:58AM1.52m
7:20PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.32m
00:03AM0.30m
12:17PM0.28m
00:49AM0.26m
1:02PM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
17
15
13
13
12
11
10
12
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
8
9
11
13
10
9
11
11
11
12
14
13
10
11
10
8
6
9
11
13
10
8
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