Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 779 | 518 | 400 | 387 | 298 | 233 | 237 | 801 | 820 | 663 | 555 | 344 | 264 | 202 | 194 | 190 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.44m | 2:41AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.45m | 3:32AM1.39m | 3:55PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.44m | 8:35PM0.37m | 8:50AM0.42m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 779 | 518 | 400 | 387 | 298 | 233 | 237 | 801 | 820 | 663 | 555 | 344 | 264 | 202 | 194 | 190 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 174 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 15 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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