Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
SSW
8
4
S
9
4
S
10
5
S
10
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1493
1398
657
2282
3321
5365
6687
8514
8606
7260
5541
4570
3957
4909
3829
2785
2341
2212
562
798
737
682
438
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:46AM1.75m
10:10PM1.71m
10:33AM1.72m
10:59PM1.67m
11:22AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.22m
4:01PM0.28m
4:27AM0.30m
4:51PM0.34m
5:15AM0.36m
5:41PM0.40m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
0
0
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
2
4
3
3
4
5
7
7
7
7
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