Rolling Stones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what Rolling Stones has in store for us. It’s a solid reef setup, takes a south swell, and it’s fairly consistent, so when the conditions line up, it can be a proper session.

The water’s sitting at 54°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent suit on.

First up, the start of the week is a write-off. Tuesday the 18th is a mess – strong cross-shore winds, lumpy, and the wave quality is just not there. Wednesday the 19th is the same story, just a lot of energy but blown out. Thursday the 20th is a little cleaner but still marginal, with moderate cross-shore chop. It’s not until Friday morning the 21st that we finally get a proper window. The wind goes light offshore from the northwest, and we’ve got a solid 6ft south swell with a very long 16-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 1581 (moderate to strong). That’s a stand-out session for experienced surfers – clean, powerful, and those long-period lines will be lining up nicely on the reef. Friday afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze and 5ft waves, still good but a notch down.

Saturday the 22nd has some smaller clean waves, 4ft in the morning dropping to 3ft in the afternoon, with offshore winds. It’s surfable but ordinary. Sunday the 23rd is tiny and not worth paddling out for.

Then we hit a bit of a flat patch until Wednesday morning the 26th. That’s another beauty – light offshore wind from the northwest again, a solid 6ft south swell with a 15-second period, combined energy of 1386 (moderate to strong). This is a standout for experienced surfers: clean, powerful, and consistent. Wednesday afternoon stays excellent with glassy conditions and 5ft waves. Thursday the 27th is very good too, with moderate offshore wind and 5ft, plus glassy conditions in the afternoon.

After that, it tapers off through the end of August into smaller, weaker swells. But then Monday the 31st of August kicks back in with a 6ft SSW swell and a 14-second period, light offshore wind, and combined energy of 1376. That’s another excellent session for experienced surfers. The afternoon sees a bigger 10ft south swell but with a light cross-shore wind, so it’s more for the brave.

Into September, Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd have big 7ft to 10ft south swells with long periods, but the winds are cross-on or light cross-shore, so the quality is marginal. That’s big, powerful surf but not perfect – definitely expert territory if you paddle out.

Overall, the real standouts are Friday the 21st of August and Wednesday the 26th of August. Both have clean offshore winds, solid south swell, and long period. That’s the time to be in the water.

Rusty.

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