Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 2AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2112 | 3208 | 3783 | 4141 | 5583 | 3669 | 2621 | 1738 | 1151 | 768 | 569 | 434 | 319 | 326 | 389 | 322 | 246 | 810 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | 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 | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 4634 | 3669 | 2621 | 1738 | 1151 | 768 | 569 | 434 | 319 | 326 | 389 | 322 | 24 | 23 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | NE 4 | S 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 128 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 16 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | NE 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 54 | 23 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2112 | 3208 | 3783 | 4141 | 5583 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 246 | 810 | 699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 113 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 82 | 47 |
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