Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.5° 

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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
SW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
50
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
Wind State
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
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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