
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1158 | 1367 | 1350 | 1317 | 1267 | 1297 | 1262 | 1171 | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 1344 | 4545 | 4715 | 4264 | 3933 | 3491 | 2827 | 2454 | 2142 | 1709 | 1452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.78m | 8:06PM1.93m | 8:36AM1.77m | 8:58PM1.88m | 9:27AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:47PM0.03m | 2:28AM0.06m | 2:42PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.09m | 3:36PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
1158 | 1367 | 1350 | 1317 | 1267 | 1297 | 1262 | 1171 | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 765 | 4545 | 4715 | 4264 | 3933 | 3491 | 2827 | 2454 | 2142 | 1709 | 1452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 24 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
15 | 17 | 48 | 146 | 314 | 386 | 386 | 271 | 219 | 511 | 409 | 327 | 1344 | 743 | 647 | 637 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 374 | 363 | 256 | 248 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 20 | S 26 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
25 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 174 | 293 | 306 | 212 | 200 | — | 30 | 115 | 242 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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