Rolling Stones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’re looking at a bit of a slow start at Rolling Stones, but once the swell kicks in, this spot is gonna fire. The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 56°, so maybe grab an extra mm of rubber.

Sunday the 5th is a write-off – small, messy, poor conditions. Nothing doing. Monday the 6th starts to show some promise. Morning sees a 3ft easterly swell with light cross-off breezes, and the energy is building (312). The afternoon cleans right up: 6ft from the east, buttery light offshore wind, and the combined energy jumps to 507. It’s not huge but it’s clean and there’ll be some fun ones.

Tuesday the 7th morning is where it starts to get spicy. Rolling Stones sees a glassy 6ft easterly swell, the combined energy hits 678, and the wind is dead calm. The water’s glassy, the wave shape will be good – this is pick of the first half of the week. The afternoon turns a bit cross-on, so get out early.

Wednesday the 8th morning: 8ft from the ESE, period 11 seconds, and dead glassy. The energy is pumping at 1255 (moderate to strong). That’s a solid, clean groundswell – proper power, longer gaps between sets, and with that direction, the reef should line up nicely. This is for advanced surfers only. The afternoon gets a bit cross-on and drops to a 7ft, still sizeable but less appealing.

Thursday the 9th through to Sunday the 13th is a straight mess. Swell builds to 12ft-15ft but it’s onshore, choppy, rain, and strong winds. The energy readings are huge (2730-4079) but the quality is poor – think lumpy, messy, fresh cross-onshore conditions. This is more of a kitesurfer’s playground than a paddler’s dream.

A true standout: Wednesday the 15th. Morning glass: 15ft from the SSE, 11-second period, light offshore breeze, combined energy roaring at 4857. That is a very big, powerful swell and it’ll be clean. Only experts need apply. The afternoon glass is 12ft, still excellent, but the morning is the session.

Thursday the 16th fades, but Friday the 17th morning brings a glassy 5ft southeasterly groundswell (11 sec, 685 energy) – clean, easy, beautiful. Then Friday afternoon throws a surprise: a long-period 3ft southerly swell at 15 seconds, energy 1001. That’s a very long period groundswell; it’ll wrap beautifully at this reef but expect longer waits between sets. Saturday the 18th morning offers 5ft from the south (14 sec, 1012 energy) with clean cross-off winds – another good one.

After that, the swell drops right off into tiny, weak waves from the 19th and 20th. A few days of flat or near-flat conditions to end the run.

For the whole period, my two standouts are Tuesday 7th morning for the clean, manageable size, and Wednesday 15th morning for the big, clean, powerful groundswell – that’s the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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