Rolling Stones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee. Rusty here.

Right off the bat, we have one spot on the radar: Rolling Stones. It’s an advanced reef break, so not for the faint-hearted, and it’s fairly consistent. The water temp is sitting at 54°, which is about 3° colder than average for this time of year – that’s a noticeable chill, so grab the extra rubber.

The next few days are a bit of a mixed bag. Tuesday morning is a write-off with a messy 12ft SSW swell, cross winds, and that rain. The energy is massive though, coming in at a solid 5907 (strong wave energy), but it's all over the place. Tuesday afternoon drops to 10ft, but it’s still cross-on.

Then we get our first real window. Wednesday, 2nd September morning is the standout of the first week. You’ve got a clean 8ft S swell, that beautiful NNW offshore wind at just 10 km/h, and a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is a very solid 3076 (strong wave energy). The report calls it excellent for experienced surfers, and I’m inclined to agree – this is the one to circle. It’s a bit big for beginners at over 8ft though.

Thursday morning (3rd) is still clean, with a 6ft S swell and offshore winds, but the energy drops to 976 (moderate). It’s surfable, but not the same quality as Wednesday.

From Friday (4th) through to Monday (7th September), it goes pretty dead. We’re looking at tiny waves, dropping to 1ft with strong cross-onshore winds and rain on Monday. That's a solid 3-4 day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting again. Tuesday, 8th September rolls in with a massive 15ft SSW swell – the energy is a whopping 10303 (very strong wave energy). The wind is light cross-shore, but at that size, with a 12-second period and poor conditions noted due to tide, this is strictly for the experts. The afternoon remains big at 12ft.

Wednesday, 9th September morning is another good look. Clean 10ft S swell with a 14-second period, light cross-off winds. The energy is 3883 (very strong wave energy). Again, over 8ft, so only for the skilled crew.

After that, the second week fades a bit. You get a few clean days with offshore winds (10th, 11th, 12th September) but the swell drops under 7ft, and the energy is moderate. Tuesday, 15th September is mostly poor with small, lumpy windswell.

But then, Wednesday, 16th September morning is a promising long-range call. Glassy conditions, a 10ft S groundswell with a very long period of 16 seconds – that’s the real deal for a reef like Rolling Stones. The energy is a massive 4028 (very strong wave energy). It’s only a promise at this stage, 9 days out, but if it holds, it will be firing for the experts.

So, the best on offer is undeniably Wednesday, 2nd September morning for the first quality window, and for the real heavyweights, Wednesday, 16th September morning is the distant one to dream on.

Rusty.

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