Rolling Stones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Rolling Stones.

Yeah, so Rolling Stones is a proper reef break, not messing around. It's for advanced surfers only. Right now, it’s a pretty bleak stretch to start. The first real look we get is this Tuesday morning, 11th of August, but the combined wave energy is high at 565, and the wind is cross-shore making it choppy. The water is 54°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

Honestly, the whole first week is a letdown. We’ve got days of heavy rain, lumpy cross-onshore winds, and messy conditions. The swell sticks around from the east and south, but the wind just wrecks it. The combined energy on the 14th afternoon drops right off to 58 – basically nothing. Friday the 14th, Saturday the 15th, and Sunday the 16th all look pretty much unsurfable with strong cross-onshore winds. Even the bigger swell on Monday the 17th with 10ft and energy at 2129 is just a washing machine because of the 22 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s kite-surfing conditions, not clean paddle surfing.

We get a good gap of poor conditions right through to the end of the third week. The sets are messy or too short period, or the wind is blowing the wrong way.

Then we hit the 22nd of August – Saturday morning. That’s the standout. We get a 5ft south swell, period at 11 seconds, and the wind swings to a light 3 mph cross-off from the north. It’s clean, glassy potential. The combined energy is 714, a solid moderate punch. This is your window. It’s a proper groundswell, so the reef will hold it well, but expect bigger gaps between sets. Because it's fairly consistent here, you should get some good ones.

Straight after that, Sunday the 23rd morning still looks okay with a 5ft SSE swell and clean light breeze from the NNE, energy at 596. But the real prize is Monday afternoon, the 24th of August. The wind drops to near glassy from the north, and the swell is 4ft from the SSE with a very long 14-second period. That’s some proper south groundswell pushing in, with a combined energy of 986. It’s clean and the reef will make the most of it. Crowds can be an issue here sometimes, so go early.

And for the experienced crew, Tuesday morning the 25th of August looks excellent. Clean 7ft SSE swell with a 13-second period and cross-off wind. The energy jumps to 2094, which is strong, and it’s well-shaped. Perfect for the advanced guys, you’ll have plenty of power and long, reeling walls.

There is another nice window on Tuesday afternoon with a glassy 5ft SSE swell, still long period at 13 seconds and energy at 1170. Very clean.

After that, the conditions drop back off again on the 26th.

So, overall, the first week is a dead loss. The real action starts from the 22nd of August onwards. The best of the best is Tuesday the 25th of August morning for the advanced crew, but don’t sleep on the Monday 24th afternoon either. It's a promising second week, but that far out things can change.

Rusty.

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