Rolling Stones surf break

Rolling Stones surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rolling Stones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rolling Stones sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rolling Stones today?

The current surf forecast for Rolling Stones at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
1.8
SE
1.9
S
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101011111111111010101010101191010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9001177115412581308209152727198773554824373317027252399218718851557703599640475430396336
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
25
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.81
8:59PM
1.93
9:34AM
1.78
9:55PM
1.89
10:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
4:21AM
0.11
4:40PM
0.12
5:19AM
0.11
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:29-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1357511111-22211-11
Temp. °C131414121214131211121212121212121111121111101112
Feels °C (?)101110899522444556787889889
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