Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 1PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
17
1.3
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
1039
1357
2124
1881
2499
2318
1750
1373
1111
901
660
543
434
356
350
280
276
216
209
160
157
157
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:33AM1.38m
4:59PM1.50m
5:22AM1.41m
5:47PM1.53m
6:11AM1.46m
6:33PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.36m
11:15PM0.34m
11:32AM0.32m
00:03AM0.30m
12:17PM0.28m
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
6
3
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
16
17
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
10
13
14
10
9
9
11
11
13
11
11
12
13
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