Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
14
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
198
180
171
116
101
636
847
1258
1179
1016
1434
1682
1643
1529
1456
1361
1196
1147
942
888
769
746
630
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:36PM1.75m
12:03PM1.61m
00:31AM1.68m
1:00PM1.56m
1:24AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.11m
5:58AM0.11m
6:15PM0.17m
6:51AM0.15m
7:10PM0.24m
7:42AM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
2
Temp °C
15
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
9
10
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
7
8
9
9
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
215
198
180
171
116
156
636
847
1258
1179
1016
1434
1682
1643
1529
1456
1361
1196
1147
942
888
769
746
630
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
S
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
57
75
72
75
65
82
136
136
136
133
136
106
100
98
96
96
96
71
71
71
74
106
77
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
14
3
27
26
43
101
4
4
163
3
5
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
4
28
33
36
6
8
7
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
88
91
4
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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