Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2280 | 2067 | 1439 | 1201 | 951 | 849 | 973 | 865 | 941 | 1384 | 1860 | 2507 | 2153 | 1838 | 1642 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 814 | 800 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.67m | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | 00:33AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | 6:46AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1862 | 1676 | 1439 | 1201 | 951 | 849 | 973 | 865 | 680 | 694 | 1860 | 2507 | 2153 | 1838 | 1642 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 814 | 800 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 18 | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 12 | 12 | 149 | 225 | 245 | 63 | 307 | 941 | 1384 | 370 | 161 | 99 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 103 | 161 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 12 | NE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 113 | 163 | 214 | 161 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2280 | 2067 | 1164 | 917 | 668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 90 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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