Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
489 | 608 | 390 | 400 | 438 | 342 | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 643 | 653 | 591 | 566 | 472 | 393 | 319 | 303 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.62m | 12:14PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.57m | 1:06PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.40m | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | 6:49AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
145 | 438 | 390 | 400 | 346 | 271 | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 643 | 653 | 591 | 566 | 472 | 393 | 319 | 303 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
209 | 145 | 112 | 99 | 438 | 215 | 104 | 122 | 102 | 76 | 313 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 16 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | — | E 14 |
25 | 153 | 106 | 204 | 79 | 342 | 138 | — | — | — | 74 | 129 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | E 10 | NW 3 |
489 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
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