Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 12AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
535 | 386 | 365 | 443 | 579 | 1039 | 1561 | 1925 | 2299 | 2267 | 2318 | 1571 | 1373 | 1095 | 780 | 660 | 543 | 434 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.49m | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:47PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.39m | 10:48AM0.36m | 11:15PM0.34m | 11:32AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
535 | 386 | 365 | 443 | 579 | 1039 | 1561 | 1925 | 2299 | 2267 | 2318 | 1571 | 1373 | 1095 | 780 | 660 | 543 | 434 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 14 |
26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | W 6 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 |
— | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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