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Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | |
463 | 280 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 264 | 302 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 117 | 110 | 81 | 103 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 55 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.83m | 6:51PM1.97m | 7:22AM1.84m | 7:47PM1.99m | 8:20AM1.83m | 8:44PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.16m | 1:11AM0.14m | 1:32PM0.13m | 2:10AM0.10m | 2:28PM0.09m | 3:09AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 7 |
295 | 280 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 264 | 302 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 117 | 110 | 81 | 103 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 55 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 |
72 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
28 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — |
463 | — | — | — | 92 | 96 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 35 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
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