Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1321
1321
999
1416
1420
1242
1290
1134
1092
835
779
518
469
387
298
233
233
678
694
653
451
322
210
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:03AM1.39m
1:32PM1.46m
1:51AM1.36m
2:20PM1.44m
2:41AM1.36m
3:07PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.45m
7:50PM0.40m
7:59AM0.44m
8:35PM0.37m
8:50AM0.42m
9:21PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:16
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6:13
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7:31
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Temp °C
10
9
12
14
14
13
11
11
10
11
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
17
19
20
18
14
Feels °C
8
7
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
16
16
17
17
13
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