Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 346 | 221 | 281 | 207 | 1162 | 1659 | 1293 | 928 | 736 | 539 | 432 | 353 | 341 | 209 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.54m | 2:10AM1.45m | 2:43PM1.52m | 2:58AM1.40m | 3:28PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.48m | 8:23AM0.46m | 8:57PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
50 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 153 | 221 | 281 | 207 | 1162 | 1659 | 1293 | 928 | 736 | 539 | 432 | 353 | 341 | 209 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 13 | NW 4 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 3 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
5 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 35 | 52 | 35 | 47 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 97 | 181 | 177 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | — | — | SE 13 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
44 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 5 | — | — | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | — |
14 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 346 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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