Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is

14.1°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (22 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	233	237	797	820	663	555	344	259	202	161	158	153	146	146	113	145	175	164	275	478	426	569	448	347
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	NE	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		2:41AM1.36m				3:07PM1.45m				3:32AM1.39m				3:55PM1.49m					4:22AM1.46m				4:45PM1.55m
Low Tide				8:50AM0.42m				9:21PM0.35m				9:43AM0.39m					10:08PM0.33m				10:35AM0.35m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	17	19	20	17	14	13	12	11	14	16	16	14	13	14	15	15	21	25	26	25	20
Feels °C	10	10	10	16	16	17	16	13	12	10	9	12	14	13	12	11	12	12	12	19	23	23	21	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	233	237	797	820	663	555	344	259	202	161	158	153	146	146	113	145	175	164	160	478	426	569	448	347
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 11	ENE 11	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 9	S 9	E 9	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	84	174	14	14	14	33	12	3	1	1	11	36	32	32	52	28	49	125	275	127	127	2	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 12	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 4	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 15	E 14	E 13
kJ	17	15	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	11	1	10	10	4	2	2	12	2	2	2	2	4	4	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	—	—	SSW 2	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	N 3	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 4	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	9	7	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	2	13	6
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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