Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
E
2.4
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)11121211111010109151514141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00019731320818630400281231376437407390609506421414339314244192189147
Wind
(km/h)
65
NE
45
NNE
40
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:33-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
311---------------------
Temp. °C202221201918202221201917161719212118151515141617
Feels °C (?)11171613131518201918181514141618191612111091112
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