Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 765 | 4123 | 4715 | 4264 | 3933 | 3454 | 2796 | 2454 | 2117 | 1508 | 1471 | 1452 | 1434 | 1675 | 1447 | 1610 | 3791 | 5277 | 5557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 24 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 682 | 488 | 403 | 327 | 1344 | 743 | 647 | 637 | 569 | 495 | 488 | 374 | 363 | 256 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 137 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 26 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 20 | ESE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 115 | 248 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | 482 | 174 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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