Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 146 | 104 | 73 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 157 | 275 | 246 | 1317 | 1718 | 1419 | 1138 | 862 | 633 | 513 | 409 | 339 | 213 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22AM1.51m | 1:56PM1.54m | 2:10AM1.45m | 2:43PM1.52m | 2:58AM1.40m | 3:28PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.46m | 8:10PM0.48m | 8:23AM0.46m | 8:57PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 185 | 146 | 104 | 73 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 51 | 157 | 275 | 246 | 1317 | 1718 | 1419 | 1138 | 862 | 633 | 513 | 409 | 339 | 213 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 17 | 44 | 27 | 34 | 92 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 91 | 181 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 17 | NE 5 | NW 4 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | S 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | 45 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 14 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 61 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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