
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
282 | 401 | 321 | 236 | 235 | 180 | 172 | 169 | 197 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 336 | 290 | 479 | 527 | 777 | 430 | 505 | 431 | 367 | 320 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.45m | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | 6:26AM1.62m | 6:49PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.25m | 12:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
282 | 401 | 321 | 236 | 235 | 180 | 166 | 169 | 197 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 336 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 477 | 430 | 505 | 431 | 367 | 320 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 11 |
178 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 178 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 156 | 126 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | NE 9 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SE 13 |
56 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 65 | 87 | 106 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 2 | 128 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | N 2 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 113 | 479 | 527 | 777 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 88 | 75 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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