Surf Forecasts:
Stent Road surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period, WSW swell with 13,875 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stent Road this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stent Road in the next 16 days are 5.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stent Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s talk Stent Road in feet and sensible numbers. It’s a reef and point break for advanced surfers only, always gets the SW swell, and it’s consistent as all hell. The water’s 57°F – about what you’d expect for the time of year. The pattern, honestly, is a bit of a slog for the first week, but then it turns on.
This morning (Wednesday 9th) is a clean 3ft with a light NNE cross-off breeze, but the energy is only moderate (483). Not a great start. The arvo’s 5ft but cross-on wind messes it up. Thursday and Friday will see the swell jump to 6ft and then a massive 12ft, but it’s all cross-on and choppy. Friday morning’s 12ft at 19 seconds is huge groundswell (8914), but that light SSW 6 mph cross-on makes it lumpy. By Friday arvo, it’s a 13ft mess with 18 mph winds. Saturday and Sunday are just blown out – 16ft and howling. The first week is basically a dead loss.
Alright, the good stuff. The absolute standout is Tuesday, 22 September morning. You’ve got a glassy 15ft WSW swell. The wind? Dead calm. Glassy. That’s an offshore, perfect condition. The energy is strong (3489). This is a proper big-wave day, expert-level, and with that period (10 seconds), it’s going to be powerful and lined up on the point. Crowds are possible, but for that wave, you’ll be out there.
Another killer is Monday, 21 September morning: 12ft with a cross-off SSE breeze at just 6 mph, keeping it clean (4982). And Wednesday, 23 September morning is also a beauty – 10ft, cross-off from the SSE at 3 mph, clean as a whistle with a 14-second period (3834).
Other than that, Sunday, 20 September afternoon is a bit windy but has a long 18-second period on a 8ft swell – could be fun if the wind drops. Monday, 22 September afternoon with that dead glassy 15ft is still the crown jewel.
So, in plain terms: the first week is a proper write-off. Hang tight. Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd of September mornings are the ones. Bring your big-wave gun.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 531 | 638 | 743 | 1535 | 2150 | 8717 | 9982 | 13875 | 5633 | 6624 | 10930 | 3197 | 6506 | 5658 | 3981 | 3456 | 1191 | 886 | 774 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33PM3.14m | 8:56AM3.06m | 9:16PM3.29m | 9:38AM3.19m | 9:56PM3.36m | 10:17AM3.25m | 10:34PM3.35m | 10:54AM3.24m | 11:10PM3.27m | 11:30AM3.16m | 11:45PM3.12m | 12:06PM3.03m | 00:21AM2.93m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.28m | 2:47AM0.17m | 3:04PM0.11m | 3:31AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.02m | 4:11AM-0.05m | 4:26PM-0.00m | 4:49AM-0.04m | 5:04PM0.06m | 5:25AM0.05m | 5:42PM0.19m | 6:01AM0.20m | 6:19PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 280 | 531 | 638 | 743 | 505 | 2150 | 8717 | — | — | — | — | — | 3197 | — | 5658 | — | 1241 | 1191 | 886 | 774 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 22 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 218 | 257 | 433 | 363 | 561 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | NW 8 | — | WSW 24 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 23 | — | 108 | — | 1461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 2 | 1535 | 471 | 107 | 9982 | 13875 | 5633 | 6624 | 10930 | 1982 | 6506 | — | 3981 | 3456 | 897 | 423 | 303 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 274 | 10 | 3 | 243 | 180 | 135 | 250 | 180 | 224 | 210 | 46 | 96 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 277 | 232 |
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