
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
863 | 800 | 778 | 692 | 692 | 598 | 573 | 573 | 551 | 627 | 2403 | 5304 | 5183 | 4030 | 3920 | 5299 | 5608 | 4921 | 3915 | 3226 | 2668 | 2232 | 948 | 1495 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.57m | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | 1:22PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.31m | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 |
863 | 800 | 778 | 692 | 692 | 598 | 573 | 573 | 551 | 490 | 433 | 510 | 449 | 440 | — | 73 | 125 | 115 | 104 | 101 | 1478 | 1280 | 948 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | NE 9 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
63 | 41 | 37 | 49 | 33 | 87 | 53 | 43 | 440 | 55 | 8 | 105 | 116 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 176 | 13 | 147 | 231 | 160 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
74 | 71 | 104 | 97 | 92 | 133 | 7 | 53 | 25 | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 209 | 137 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
— | — | 9 | 10 | 84 | 43 | 78 | 121 | — | 627 | 2403 | 5304 | 5183 | 4030 | 3920 | 5299 | 5608 | 4921 | 3915 | 3226 | 2668 | 2232 | 535 | 1495 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 88 | 135 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 258 | 162 | 162 | 93 | 82 | 82 |
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