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Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 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 1.7°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 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)99999910151313131313131313131312126566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)818061565656334260868181126126126878581767289109170193
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
1.57
4:06PM
1.50
4:38AM
1.57
4:52PM
1.48
5:22AM
1.57
5:37PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.49
10:06AM
0.52
10:20PM
0.51
10:52AM
0.52
11:07PM
0.49
11:37AM
0.50
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:35-------8:35
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----143---11-1-----111--
Temp. °C191818191920202121201819212325181817171716161616
Feels °C (?)191820192021202021201819212225171716161614131312
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