Rolling Stones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is

16.0°C

Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

Table - waves today at Rolling Stones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	SW 6	SW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SSW 7	S 14	SSW 13	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	47	44	127	177	251	221	154	117	232	158	144	108	151	147	139	126	214	240	251	316	382	250	239	211
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				7:47AM1.82m				8:13PM1.76m				8:39AM1.88m				9:08PM1.77m				9:31AM1.90m
Low Tide		1:34AM0.23m				2:02PM0.21m				2:25AM0.20m				2:58PM0.18m				3:17AM0.17m				3:55PM0.15m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	14	17	17	17	15	13	13	13	17	20	21	18	14	13	12	12	15	17	18	16	14
Feels °C	11	10	10	12	14	13	15	10	7	7	6	11	16	16	13	8	7	6	5	8	11	15	10	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 13
kJ	47	44	127	177	251	221	154	117	232	158	144	108	74	75	41	126	129	188	251	242	286	160	102	173
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 8	NE 5	NE 5	E 14	E 14	NE 5	S 13	NE 5	NE 5	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSW 8	NE 6	E 16	E 16	E 16	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	S 17
kJ	8	31	1	1	4	4	35	115	7	4	25	56	151	147	139	24	1	5	5	5	268	250	239	211
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ENE 5	S 14	—	E 9	E 13	S 13	ENE 5	SE 14	SE 14	NE 5	SE 14	S 13	SE 13	SE 13	NE 5	SE 13	NE 16	S 11	E 12	E 13	E 14	S 18	E 14
kJ	4	3	4	—	2	3	85	17	8	8	1	7	3	7	7	1	6	10	2	3	3	4	57	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 5	ENE 4	NE 5	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	SW 6	SW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SSW 7	—	SSW 7	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	17	74	5	15	21	22	15	8	27	29	36	214	240	251	316	382	—	138	141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	33	33	8	33	33	1	1	1	41	7	8	41	41	41	0	41	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Point Annihilation	Opoutama Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Mapere Beach	Mapere Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Waipaoa River	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River	Tuamotu Island	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	5	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	9	4	3	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5

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