Rolling Stones Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
851
643
539
439
359
294
220
239
218
300
390
390
603
520
386
365
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
E
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58AM1.40m
3:28PM1.49m
3:46AM1.38m
4:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.47m
9:11AM0.44m
9:43PM0.43m
10:00AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
12
15
16
14
12
12
11
11
14
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
9
13
14
11
9
9
8
8
11
14
16
14
11
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