Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
1080
1979
3144
3854
4501
5583
3727
2621
1735
1151
768
578
371
319
488
396
322
332
804
667
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:25PM1.54m
00:41AM1.44m
1:14PM1.49m
1:29AM1.38m
2:00PM1.46m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.46m
6:41PM0.45m
6:53AM0.45m
7:29PM0.44m
7:39AM0.44m
8:15PM0.41m
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
10
11
10
10
9
8
6
11
14
15
12
12
10
10
10
16
17
12
10
9
Feels °C
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
9
10
10
8
10
7
6
7
14
14
6
4
4
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