
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 11AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 73 | 60 | 37 | 45 | 381 | 2557 | 4688 | 6171 | 7137 | 7869 | 7863 | 7400 | 6004 | 4422 | 3625 | 2825 | 2316 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.75m | 10:09PM1.64m | 10:26AM1.70m | 10:53PM1.59m | 11:10AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.42m | 4:02PM0.41m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:47PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.46m | 5:33PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
16 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 79 | 60 | 37 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1570 | 1225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 14 | WNW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 28 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | — | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
2 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 54 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 381 | 2557 | 4688 | 6171 | 7137 | 7869 | 7863 | 7400 | 6004 | 4422 | 3625 | 2825 | 2316 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 64 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 137 | 129 | 129 | 158 | 283 | 312 | 162 | 312 | 162 | 84 |
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