Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZST
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Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
151
117
110
81
79
101
90
58
55
55
40
36
30
19
17
10
9
15
17
13
11
11
16
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:22AM1.84m
7:47PM1.99m
8:20AM1.83m
8:44PM1.97m
9:18AM1.80m
9:41PM1.91m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.13m
2:10AM0.10m
2:28PM0.09m
3:09AM0.08m
3:26PM0.08m
4:06AM0.07m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
16
18
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
10
9
9
9
8
9
12
12
8
9
9
9
8
9
14
16
13
11
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
154
151
117
110
81
79
101
90
58
55
55
40
36
17
10
17
10
5
5
6
10
14
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
E
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
28
21
21
15
28
8
25
14
13
13
6
6
6
30
19
5
5
9
15
17
8
11
8
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
17
16
16
15
15
26
14
21
20
18
18
17
17
6
6
6
6
6
6
14
13
8
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
NE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
13
13
8
5
5
4
2
6
23
24
31
1
13
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
7
8
96
96
96
96
81
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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