Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | 332 | 272 | 489 | 820 | 905 | 311 | 808 | 673 | 381 | 376 | 372 | 1116 | 2864 | 3364 | 2950 | 2234 | 1565 | 1087 | 769 | 599 | 488 | 368 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.00m | 8:03AM1.82m | 8:27PM1.97m | 8:59AM1.79m | 9:22PM1.91m | 9:52AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.07m | 2:09PM0.05m | 2:51AM0.05m | 3:05PM0.05m | 3:46AM0.06m | 4:01PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
350 | 332 | 272 | 489 | 820 | 905 | 290 | 808 | 673 | 279 | 376 | 311 | 1116 | 2864 | 3364 | 2950 | 2234 | 1565 | 1087 | 769 | 599 | 488 | 368 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 10 | S 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
136 | 134 | 268 | 116 | 149 | 9 | 311 | 5 | 5 | 381 | 228 | 372 | 188 | 32 | 49 | 52 | 101 | 79 | 90 | 108 | 58 | 88 | 56 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | ESE 16 | NE 6 | ESE 16 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
123 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 37 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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