Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 11PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3345 | 4961 | 6687 | 8076 | 7851 | 6599 | 5023 | 4207 | 3834 | 4774 | 3799 | 2814 | 2686 | 2039 | 600 | 650 | 489 | 659 | 438 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.71m | 10:33AM1.72m | 10:59PM1.67m | 11:22AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.30m | 4:51PM0.34m | 5:15AM0.36m | 5:41PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
338 | 78 | 81 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 586 | 623 | 619 | 2814 | 1977 | 313 | 269 | 647 | 159 | 553 | 438 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | 109 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 23 | 23 | 497 | 437 | 33 | 600 | 335 | 161 | 145 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 25 | 89 | 108 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
3345 | 4961 | 6687 | 8076 | 7851 | 6599 | 5023 | 4207 | 3834 | 4774 | 3799 | — | 2686 | 2039 | 485 | 650 | 489 | 659 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 258 | 93 | 93 | 162 | 82 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
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