Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). 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 (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 953 | 869 | 789 | 663 | 540 | 448 | 322 | 284 | 277 | 227 | 227 | 242 | 177 | 131 | 111 | 96 | 69 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 48 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.74m | 3:14AM1.61m | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.16m | 9:05PM0.15m | 9:27AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 869 | 789 | 663 | 540 | 448 | 322 | 284 | 277 | 227 | 227 | 242 | 177 | 131 | 111 | 96 | 69 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 16 | NE 17 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 84 | 78 | 57 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 16 | — | NE 17 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 953 | 50 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
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