Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.1
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1062
890
737
350
367
294
287
230
176
181
132
112
97
129
167
136
140
135
142
200
640
786
902
711
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:30AM1.74m
10:54PM1.82m
11:26AM1.68m
11:54PM1.75m
12:22PM1.61m
00:52AM1.69m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.12m
5:19AM0.11m
5:38PM0.12m
6:17AM0.12m
6:34PM0.14m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:24
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
12
15
16
13
13
13
12
12
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
13
14
11
10
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
9
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
Energy kJ
1062
890
737
326
367
294
287
230
176
181
132
112
95
107
167
136
140
135
142
155
640
786
902
711
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.7
S
14
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
40
65
40
350
228
195
160
156
152
100
82
82
84
73
123
83
78
74
48
200
11
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
40
41
7
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
20
38
97
129
14
26
26
26
12
12
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
702
635
548
2
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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