Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4582 | 4548 | 3969 | 3342 | 2980 | 2695 | 2590 | 2451 | 2330 | 2356 | 2179 | 1773 | 1520 | 1263 | 1016 | 971 | 2062 | 1579 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53PM1.59m | 11:10AM1.64m | 11:36PM1.53m | 11:56AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.46m | 5:33PM0.43m | 5:45AM0.46m | 6:18PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 21 | 186 | 215 | 1102 | 1027 | 5 | 92 | 53 | 222 | 362 | 865 | 2062 | 1579 | 1247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 496 | 97 | 107 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 4582 | 4548 | 3969 | 3342 | 2980 | 2695 | 2590 | 2451 | 2330 | 2356 | 2179 | 1773 | 1520 | 1263 | 1016 | 971 | 810 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 129 | 129 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 162 | 312 | 162 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 65 | 90 | 169 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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