Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
439 | 359 | 294 | 220 | 239 | 218 | 300 | 390 | 390 | 470 | 535 | 386 | 365 | 427 | 589 | 1201 | 1526 | 1907 | 2326 | 2998 | 2404 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.49m | 3:46AM1.38m | 4:13PM1.49m | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.44m | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.41m | 10:29PM0.39m | 10:48AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
439 | 359 | 294 | 220 | 209 | 143 | 147 | 390 | 390 | 470 | 535 | 386 | 365 | 427 | 589 | 1201 | 1526 | 1907 | 2326 | 2998 | 2404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
27 | 92 | 97 | 181 | 239 | 218 | 300 | 100 | 98 | 68 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 60 | 83 | 147 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 10 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 94 | — | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 82 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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