
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 1PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 197 | 589 | 859 | 743 | 662 | 522 | 417 | 304 | 229 | 362 | 842 | 1043 | 2016 | 3298 | 4716 | 5631 | 4392 | 2940 | 1976 | 1447 | 984 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.60m | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
200 | 197 | 589 | 859 | 743 | 662 | 522 | 417 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 42 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 5631 | 4392 | 2940 | 1976 | 1447 | 984 | 644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 |
30 | 32 | 187 | 174 | 171 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 311 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | SE 14 |
129 | 121 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 21 | — | 24 | 55 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 15 | 362 | 842 | 1043 | 2016 | 3298 | 4716 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 155 | 167 | 131 | 131 | 99 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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