Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is

12.7° C

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 30					Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 11	SE 14	SSW 6	SSW 9	SSW 10	S 10	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	518	393	379	329	302	302	256	234	193	190	154	135	90	103	97	369	1202	2091	2120	2193	1719
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					6:22PM1.55m				6:43AM1.44m				7:06PM1.57m				7:30AM1.47m				7:50PM1.58m
Low Tide			12:05PM0.37m				00:38AM0.36m				12:47PM0.33m				1:23AM0.32m				1:30PM0.31m


	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	11	14	16	13	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	12	11	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	9
Feels °C	8	10	12	8	8	8	9	10	9	10	10	6	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	2	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 14	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	S 14
kJ	518	393	379	329	302	302	256	234	193	190	154	135	90	103	62	102	118	198	116	116	1048
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SE 16	SE 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 17	ESE 10	E 16	E 16
kJ	183	165	109	71	38	36	34	33	47	27	11	60	61	61	97	46	37	6	21	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 12	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SE 15	NE 6	SSW 12	SSE 11	NNE 6	NE 6	E 17	ENE 17	E 17	E 11	ENE 16
kJ	—	—	6	25	22	21	20	20	47	41	37	5	28	12	3	1	6	30	6	20	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NNW 3	—	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 9	SSW 10	S 10	S 11	S 11
kJ	4	3	14	6	16	23	29	45	1	—	3	10	19	26	77	369	1202	2091	2120	2193	1719
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33	33	1	1	1	33	7	88	65	88	113	84	65
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Whangara	Last Chance	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Elliot Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	8	6	5	7	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6

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