Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 4AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 222 | 222 | 217 | 1201 | 555 | 1055 | 1289 | 3430 | 4372 | 4204 | 3277 | 2424 | 1902 | 1590 | 1642 | 1026 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.67m | 6:25PM1.75m | 6:56AM1.71m | 7:15PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.14m | 12:11PM0.13m | 00:45AM0.17m | 1:02PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 12 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 47 | 222 | 217 | 14 | 555 | 1055 | 1289 | 3430 | 4372 | 4204 | 3277 | 2424 | 1902 | 14 | 1642 | 1026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | ENE 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 225 | 222 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 163 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 38 | 1201 | 106 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1590 | 153 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 99 | 162 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 307 | 12 | 1 |
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