Rolling Stones Surf Break

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
14.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
0.9
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
0.9
S
15
1.2
S
12
0.9
S
15
1.4
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
332
272
489
820
905
311
808
673
381
376
372
1116
2864
3364
2950
2234
1565
1087
769
599
488
368
290
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:30PM2.00m
8:03AM1.82m
8:27PM1.97m
8:59AM1.79m
9:22PM1.91m
9:52AM1.75m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.07m
2:09PM0.05m
2:51AM0.05m
3:05PM0.05m
3:46AM0.06m
4:01PM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
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4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
15
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
12
13
13
13
11
13
16
17
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
8
13
12
10
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
8
9
9
10
8
10
14
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.2
S
10
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.4
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
350
332
272
489
820
905
290
808
673
279
376
311
1116
2864
3364
2950
2234
1565
1087
769
599
488
368
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.9
S
14
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.9
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.6
NE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
136
134
268
116
149
9
311
5
5
381
228
372
188
32
49
52
101
79
90
108
58
88
56
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
16
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ESE
16
Energy kJ
5
5
1
13
10
5
5
5
22
5
12
14
21
14
13
12
12
12
28
26
8
26
9
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
0.3
N
2
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
123
1
2
30
37
8
6
8
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
88
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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