
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 228 | 387 | 290 | 472 | 527 | 675 | 495 | 593 | 541 | 529 | 313 | 698 | 761 | 920 | 1818 | 943 | 1449 | 2079 | 2831 | 3287 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.62m | 7:26AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.68m | 8:15AM1.70m | 8:38PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.25m | 1:34PM0.23m | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:24PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
193 | 228 | 387 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 488 | 495 | 593 | 541 | 529 | 313 | 698 | 761 | 920 | 1275 | 943 | 1449 | 2079 | 2831 | 3287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
83 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 199 | 193 | 196 | 190 | 124 | 181 | 124 | 124 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | S 18 | NE 6 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | — | — |
106 | 104 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 158 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 56 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 16 | 39 | 127 | 472 | 527 | 675 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1818 | 116 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 33 | 88 | 82 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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