
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) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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) | 8ft (2.4m) | 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 232 | 232 | 193 | 387 | 290 | 546 | 502 | 477 | 516 | 640 | 563 | 552 | 710 | 710 | 734 | 1937 | 1749 | 1174 | 1172 | 1855 | 2798 | 3564 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.53m | 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 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
197 | 232 | 232 | 193 | 387 | 290 | 205 | 202 | 477 | 516 | 640 | 563 | 552 | 710 | 710 | 734 | 920 | 1104 | 1174 | 1172 | 1855 | 2798 | 3564 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 156 | 130 | 124 | 96 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | — | SSW 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | — | — |
65 | 64 | 56 | 104 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 56 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 149 | 546 | 502 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1937 | 1749 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 81 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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