Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.2
S
19
2.5
S
19
3
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4715
4264
3933
3454
2796
2454
2117
1508
1471
1452
1416
1162
1415
1597
3469
4893
5498
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
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