
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
804 | 765 | 744 | 899 | 845 | 440 | 436 | 445 | 375 | 383 | 327 | 281 | 230 | 206 | 200 | 377 | 178 | 178 | 172 | 297 | 233 | 180 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.39m | 4:21PM1.50m | 4:47AM1.45m | 5:11PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.39m | 9:48PM0.34m | 10:11AM0.34m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:59AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 691 | 511 | 440 | 436 | 445 | 375 | 383 | 327 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 78 | 377 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 297 | 233 | 180 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 11 |
26 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 104 | 145 | 190 | 174 | 215 | 206 | 192 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 178 | 166 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 17 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 17 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | E 18 | SE 7 | ESE 16 |
— | 6 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 82 | 72 | 94 | 94 | 200 | 59 | 168 | 163 | 119 | — | 6 | 9 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
804 | 765 | 744 | 899 | 845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 75 | 88 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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