Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 24s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)24s
Evening (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.1
S
24
2
S
23
2.3
S
21
2.3
S
20
2.3
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
3
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
1020
992
874
1344
4123
4715
4264
3933
3454
2796
2454
2117
1508
1471
1452
1434
1675
1447
1610
3791
5277
5557
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:36AM1.77m
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.06m
2:42PM0.06m
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
7
9
7
8
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