Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101099911101010109999978677888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)717065614140847148462827261414141141823004856457437251080
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
1.50
3:11AM
1.54
3:24PM
1.45
3:57AM
1.52
4:11PM
1.42
4:41AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.50
8:49PM
0.49
9:24AM
0.50
9:36PM
0.47
10:11AM
0.48
10:25PM
0.44
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:13-------8:12-------8:10----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------18175311421211
Temp. °C192222202019181821232322202020202018181717171716
Feels °C (?)21212018181817172021212221212223221515131311108
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