Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
16
1.6
SE
16
1.6
SE
16
1.6
SE
16
1.6
SE
16
1.7
SE
15
1.7
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.1
S
24
2.1
S
23
2.3
S
21
2.3
S
20
2.3
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1158
1367
1350
1317
1267
1297
1262
1171
1048
1020
992
874
1344
4545
4715
4264
3933
3491
2827
2454
2142
1709
1452
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
0
S
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM1.78m
8:06PM1.93m
8:36AM1.77m
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.06m
1:47PM0.03m
2:28AM0.06m
2:42PM0.06m
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
9
11
10
7
7
6
6
6
5
8
10
10
9
8
6
6
8
9
8
10
8
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