
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 3PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 585 | 620 | 652 | 564 | 623 | 993 | 585 | 692 | 899 | 766 | 505 | 481 | 417 | 367 | 367 | 320 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.45m | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.39m | 4:21PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.42m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.39m | 9:48PM0.34m | 10:11AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
33 | 31 | 18 | 337 | 302 | 161 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 630 | 511 | 505 | 481 | 417 | 367 | 367 | 320 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 |
32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 103 | 143 | 190 | 172 | 215 | 153 | 200 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 17 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 45 | 82 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
405 | 585 | 620 | 652 | 564 | 623 | 993 | 585 | 692 | 899 | 766 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 312 | 258 | 82 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 78 | 88 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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