Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 2AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 970 | 862 | 776 | 750 | 627 | 461 | 292 | 466 | 667 | 566 | 681 | 2460 | 4206 | 2116 | 3392 | 6662 | 7199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | 9:19PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 970 | 862 | 776 | 750 | 627 | 461 | 292 | 466 | 667 | 566 | 681 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 85 | 168 | 167 | 64 | 152 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | S 20 | SSW 9 | S 19 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | — | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 11 | 41 | 17 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 17 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 98 | 2460 | 4206 | 2116 | 3392 | 6662 | 7199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 131 | 167 | 326 |
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