Surf Forecasts:
Rolling Stones surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period, S swell with 6,177 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rolling Stones in the next 16 days are 5.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rolling Stones over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Rolling Stones. This is a reef break that lights up for an S swell, and it’s one for the advanced crew. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 56°, so throw on that extra rubber.
We’ve got a bit of a slow start. Tuesday the 7th is looking like a tease, not quite the full deal. The real action starts to build through the week. Thursday the 9th is where things get interesting, but it’s not quite clean enough to call a standout. By Friday the 10th, we get a big pulse of swell, but the wind goes bananas – 25 mph from the south – so that’s a full write-off. Saturday the 11th is messy too. Honestly, the first week is mostly a waiting game with a lot of cross-onshore chop ruining the bigger swells.
The true standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Thursday the 16th of July. The wind goes light and cross-offshore, and that swell (5-6 ft from the SE) has a long 14-second period. That’s proper groundswell, and at a reef setup like Rolling Stones, it’s going to shape up beautifully. The combined wave energy is strong, and it’s going to be clean. Keep an eye on the direction though – the optimum is from the S, and this is coming from the SE, so it might not be absolutely perfect, but it’s the best on offer by a long shot.
After that, the weather gets wild again. There’s a massive dump of swell on Saturday the 18th – 18 ft from the SSW – but with 16 mph cross-onshore winds and heavy rain, it’s blown out. That’s kite-surf territory, not paddle. The following week keeps some size but the winds stay ugly.
Looking into the third week, Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd show some hope. Morning glass on the 21st with a 5 ft S swell (9-second period) has very clean conditions, making it a good, mellow option for the advanced surfer.
So, your best bet? Get on it Thursday the 16th. It’s the cleanest, most powerful window of the whole run. Everything else is either too windy, too messy, or too far off to promise.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 602 | 821 | 717 | 650 | 551 | 1918 | 3970 | 2730 | 5718 | 3156 | 1855 | 1111 | 924 | 640 | 531 | 375 | 268 | 202 | 98 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 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 | 10:38PM0.19m | ||||||||
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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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 427 | 602 | 821 | 717 | 650 | 551 | 442 | 2022 | 408 | 102 | 147 | 1391 | 36 | 924 | 640 | 531 | 375 | 260 | 202 | 98 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 19 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 78 | 74 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 14 | — | 74 | — | — | 121 | 47 | 259 | 89 | 352 | 324 | 268 | 127 | 77 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 12 | S 20 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 7 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 86 | 81 | 104 | 92 | 51 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 75 | 74 | 35 | 339 | 70 | — | 79 | 62 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 4 | N 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1918 | 3970 | 2730 | 5718 | 3156 | 1855 | 1111 | 142 | 53 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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