
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
636 | 527 | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 302 | 256 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 97 | 269 | 1490 | 2392 | 2384 | 2990 | 4913 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:22PM1.55m | 6:43AM1.44m | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:50PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:38AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.33m | 1:23AM0.32m | 1:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 17 | E 16 | E 10 |
636 | 527 | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 302 | 256 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 62 | 102 | 121 | 157 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 17 | E 11 | ENE 16 | E 16 |
220 | 212 | 183 | 165 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 97 | 46 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 |
8 | 8 | — | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 58 | 269 | 1490 | 2392 | 2384 | 2990 | 4913 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 65 | 93 | 95 | 82 | 78 |
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