Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 7AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)1011111111111010101010101010109109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14252379557458005426429435293078275426672378196114911247520564399393287230202190153129
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
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-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.93
9:34AM
1.78
9:55PM
1.89
10:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
1.82
11:26AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
4:21AM
0.11
4:40PM
0.12
5:19AM
0.11
5:38PM
0.12
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1154511111---11---------
Temp. °C131313121213121211121212121214131211111112131311
Feels °C (?)10124345454566891091099810101110
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