Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 662 | 522 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 192 | 1014 | 1521 | 2787 | 3216 | 3786 | 4523 | 4523 | 2833 | 1827 | 1398 | 826 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 743 | 662 | 522 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 41 | 60 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 4523 | 4523 | 2833 | 1827 | 1398 | 826 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 171 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 23 | 18 | 37 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | E 13 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | 7 | — | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 192 | 1014 | 1521 | 2787 | 3216 | 3786 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 412 | 167 | 135 | 113 | 82 | 78 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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