Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 280 | 216 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 76 | 77 | 51 | 40 | 75 | 34 | 121 | 300 | 443 | 546 | 1179 | 1693 | 1675 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.30m | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 285 | 280 | 216 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 76 | 77 | 21 | 50 | 70 | 50 | 121 | 300 | 443 | 442 | 1179 | 1693 | 1675 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 40 | 75 | 10 | 52 | 49 | 28 | 546 | 343 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 46 | — | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | NW 2 | W 3 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 39 | 43 | 3 | 39 | 43 | 3 | 68 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 327 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
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