Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1689 | 1641 | 1597 | 1507 | 1367 | 1279 | 858 | 2282 | 3168 | 5304 | 6982 | 8514 | 8606 | 7260 | 5831 | 4805 | 3643 | 5072 | 3799 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | 10:10PM1.71m | 10:33AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.30m | 4:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | — | SE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
144 | 139 | 94 | 60 | 48 | 515 | 390 | 6 | 338 | 200 | 11 | 84 | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 475 | 447 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 9 |
200 | — | — | 106 | 73 | 142 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 47 | 46 | 1331 | 28 | 390 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 29 | — | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
1689 | 1641 | 1597 | 1507 | 1367 | 1279 | 858 | 2282 | 3168 | 5304 | 6982 | 8514 | 8606 | 7260 | 5831 | 4805 | 3643 | 5072 | 3799 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 93 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 113 | 169 | 312 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 335 | 162 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 47 |
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