Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). 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 (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 878 | 933 | 952 | 802 | 722 | 636 | 527 | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 256 | 256 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:22PM1.55m | 6:43AM1.44m | 7:06PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.41m | 11:53PM0.41m | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:38AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1094 | 878 | 933 | 952 | 802 | 722 | 636 | 527 | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 256 | 256 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 162 | 220 | 212 | 183 | 165 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 37 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 106 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 19 | 37 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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