
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
552 | 565 | 673 | 593 | 455 | 431 | 604 | 794 | 1020 | 822 | 1014 | 1373 | 2105 | 3020 | 3523 | 3456 | 3079 | 2963 | 2593 | 2614 | 2479 | 2168 | 1873 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.68m | 8:15AM1.70m | 8:38PM1.72m | 9:02AM1.77m | 9:28PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.25m | 1:34PM0.23m | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:24PM0.22m | 2:50AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
552 | 565 | 673 | 593 | 455 | 431 | 604 | 794 | 1020 | 822 | 1014 | 1373 | 2105 | 3020 | 3523 | 3456 | 3079 | 2963 | 2593 | 2614 | 2479 | 2168 | 1873 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
199 | 196 | 196 | 167 | 126 | 130 | 124 | 126 | 74 | 72 | 88 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 71 | 4 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | W 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 209 |
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