Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
392 | 242 | 206 | 132 | 155 | 86 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 69 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 214 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.71m | 5:54PM1.87m | 6:24AM1.72m | 6:49PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:39AM0.06m | 00:16AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
392 | 242 | 206 | 132 | 155 | 86 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 69 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 129 | 36 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
7 | 52 | 51 | 70 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 15 |
5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
20 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 66 | 110 | 231 | 196 | 186 | 181 | 165 | 244 | 149 | 214 | 371 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 129 |
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