Surf Forecasts:
Rolling Stones surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, S swell with 5,621 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rolling Stones this week:
The surf forecast for Rolling Stones over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rolling Stones in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rolling Stones over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hey, Rusty here again, giving you the same rundown in feet and miles per hour.
Our first real window is Tuesday the 7th. The morning is glass calm with swell around 5 feet out of the east, period at 9 seconds. The energy is moderate at 573. Tuesday afternoon holds up, still glassy, swell up to 6 feet with a 10-second period and energy climbing to 693. This is the standout early on.
Wednesday the 8th gets cross-shore wind, swell stays around 6 feet but quality drops. Thursday morning the 9th is worth it though—southerly breeze at 3 mph, glassy, with 5 feet of easterly swell at 10 seconds, energy 755. Clean and fun.
Then it gets ugly. Friday the 10th through Saturday the 11th: strong onshore winds, swell pumping up to 16 feet and 15 feet, energy readings at 5446 and 4213. With 25 mph cross-onshore wind, it's a mess. Kite surfing territory. Sunday the 12th is still a bit cooked.
Clean-up from Monday the 13th: glassy morning, 4 feet, 9 seconds, energy 467. Tuesday the 14th has smaller surf—3 to 3 feet—but offshore winds keep it clean for a longboard.
Here's the real standout. Wednesday the 15th afternoon: 5 feet of long-period SE groundswell at 14 seconds, energy at 946, with a gentle offshore breeze. Beautiful. Thursday the 16th afternoon looks similar—5 feet, 14 seconds, energy 932, light offshore wind.
But Friday the 17th is the crown jewel. Morning brings 10 feet of SSW groundswell, 10-second period, energy 2079. Light offshore wind, big and clean. The afternoon glass off with 8 feet is also prime. This is for the experienced crew.
Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th get blown out again—strong cross-onshore winds, 16 to 18 feet of swell, energy over 10,000.
Monday the 20th morning cleans up: 12 feet of SSE swell at 12 seconds, light offshore, energy 3314. Big and clean. Tuesday the 21st morning offers 6 feet SE at 11 seconds, light offshore, energy 933. A nice finish.
Best bet? Friday the 17th at Rolling Stones: 10 feet of SSW swell, glassy conditions, for the advanced crew. Backup is Wednesday the 15th afternoon and Thursday the 16th afternoon with that 14-second groundswell and clean offshores.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 417 | 529 | 712 | 636 | 640 | 573 | 433 | 442 | 3478 | 5268 | 3961 | 2828 | 2499 | 1418 | 932 | 673 | 520 | 367 | 272 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.58m | 10:48AM1.53m | 11:16PM1.60m | 11:34AM1.57m | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | 1:22PM1.70m | 1:49AM1.70m | 2:19PM1.77m | 2:46AM1.73m | 3:16PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.75m | 4:14PM1.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.31m | 5:01PM0.35m | 5:32AM0.31m | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | 8:00AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.30m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:39PM0.25m | 10:00AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 517 | 417 | 529 | 712 | 636 | 640 | 573 | 433 | 442 | 470 | 178 | 252 | 1520 | 77 | 1418 | 932 | 673 | 520 | 367 | 272 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | — | — | S 16 | S 21 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 59 | 78 | 74 | 37 | 33 | 123 | 273 | 149 | 16 | — | — | 124 | 33 | 184 | 264 | 221 | 206 | 176 | 134 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | SSW 21 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 97 | 86 | 81 | 104 | 92 | 35 | 49 | 81 | 73 | — | — | — | 43 | 56 | 20 | — | — | — | 61 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 448 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | 279 | 3478 | 5268 | 3961 | 2828 | 2499 | 264 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 93 | 82 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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