Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is

12.8° C

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s

Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 23
Wave Graph
kJ	44	96	99	142	196	330	516	671	908	976	1144	1367	1333	1552	1493	1297	1262	1262	1034	1020	899	810	776	2263
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	W	NW	NW	SE	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	W	SE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	6:14PM1.96m				6:44AM1.79m				7:11PM1.96m				7:42AM1.78m				8:06PM1.93m				8:36AM1.77m
Low Tide			00:36AM0.09m				12:53PM0.04m				1:34AM0.06m				1:47PM0.03m				2:28AM0.06m				2:42PM0.06m


	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	13	16	17	15	13	12	11	10	10	12	13	10	10	10	10	9	9	12	13	11
Feels °C	12	11	10	9	10	13	14	11	11	9	9	9	9	11	12	8	8	8	8	7	7	11	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 23
kJ	44	96	99	142	196	330	516	671	908	976	1144	1367	1333	1552	1493	1297	1262	1262	1034	1020	899	810	776	2263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	S 16	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	SE 14
kJ	35	20	28	24	24	24	47	29	25	20	35	17	17	58	145	347	375	313	682	466	403	322	279	666
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 19	S 8	NE 4	S 14	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	—	—	S 19	S 25	S 24	S 10
kJ	29	30	1	1	4	2	4	4	—	—	25	49	47	48	163	373	386	215	—	—	30	51	710	208
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	NW 3	WSW 5	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	—	1	1	2	9	17	23	51	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Mahia Spit	Whangara	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Pouawa Beach	Last Chance	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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