Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
2
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)9888910101212121212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212542489347432367314563607597718718718734761558539463418354303268229166
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
W
5
NW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.71
2:36PM
1.58
3:05AM
1.68
3:34PM
1.55
4:00AM
1.65
4:30PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.16
8:47PM
0.17
9:25AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.18
10:20AM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:08-------7:07-------7:06
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------13----
Temp. °C171717182124252320191818192121192120181619232419
Feels °C (?)151516182023232219191819202220182119171319212320
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