
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | 74 | 94 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 83 | 110 | 330 | 320 | 281 | 272 | 224 | 174 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.72m | 10:25PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.34m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
99 | 59 | 94 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 83 | 110 | 330 | 320 | 281 | 272 | 224 | 142 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
53 | 74 | 53 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 33 | 97 | 34 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 53 | 174 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | NE 3 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 7 | SSW 16 |
25 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | WSW 4 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 75 | 118 | — | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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