Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 17 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 104 | 121 | 166 | 157 | 173 | 173 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.58m | 1:46PM1.61m | 2:03AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.42m | 7:27AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 31 | 121 | 166 | 157 | 173 | 163 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 104 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 106 | 173 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | — | SSE 11 | E 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 5 | S 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 64 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 160 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 3 | 81 | 33 | 45 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 90 | 113 |
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