Surf Forecasts:
Stent Road surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, S swell with 4,041 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stent Road this week:
The surf forecast for Stent Road over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 21s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stent Road in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stent Road over the next 16 days.
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s run through what’s shaping up at Stent Road for the next couple of weeks. This is a reef and point break that only works for advanced surfers, and it loves a good SW groundswell. Water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing unusual.
We’ve got a slow start. Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th are ugly – cross-off winds screaming at 19–34 mph, and the swell is either short period or huge and blown out. Thursday morning is 15 ft of S swell with a near gale – that’s just dangerous. Forget it.
Friday the 10th drops but still messy. Don’t bother. Then we hit the first real standout. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are looking prime. Saturday morning has 5 ft of WSW groundswell with a very long 15-second period, light breeze, clean – that’s proper energy for the reef. Afternoon picks to 6 ft at 17 seconds. Sunday holds 5–6 ft with light winds. These two days are the best of the first week. Crowds are likely here – it’s often busy.
Monday the 13th fades with northerly wind, Tuesday the 14th is tiny and onshore – skip it.
Wednesday the 15th sees a new pulse of 8–10 ft WSW at 16 seconds, but it’s cross-on and choppy. Not clean. Thursday the 16th is a total turnaround. Morning has 8 ft of WSW with barely any wind – basically glassy. The combined energy is at 2408, strong, and the quality is excellent for experienced surfers. That’s the mid-week highlight.
Friday the 17th is okay but moderate breeze, not a standout. Saturday the 18th – circle this one. Morning shows 4 ft of WSW groundswell at a massive 21-second period, with light offshore from the ESE. That’s a dream setup for a reef. Afternoon bumps to 5 ft at 20 seconds. Combined energy hits 1923 in the morning – serious grunt. This is another standout, but remember, that super-long period can make beach breaks close out – on the reef it’ll be gold.
Sunday the 19th holds clean 7–7 ft WSW at 16 seconds with light south-easterlies – very surfable. Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st keep rolling 7 ft sets, clean, light winds – consistent and quality. Tuesday afternoon gets a little cross-shore but still rideable.
From Wednesday the 22nd into Thursday the 23rd, it fades. Wednesday morning has 5 ft at 12 seconds, clean but the energy drops to 600 – not the same. Thursday the 23rd is small and blown out by a fresh north-easterly.
The real standouts? Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th for clean, long-period groundswell in the chest-to-head range, and Saturday the 18th for the offshore, super-long-period combo that’ll have the reef absolutely singing. Both windows are worth planning around.
Stay safe out there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 674 | 617 | 2403 | 3944 | 2932 | 1908 | 2404 | 1606 | 1397 | 807 | 1696 | 1692 | 1379 | 1067 | 752 | 501 | 294 | 246 | 158 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:58AM2.74m | 3:34PM2.60m | 3:56AM2.69m | 4:39PM2.61m | 5:03AM2.68m | 5:48PM2.67m | 6:14AM2.72m | 6:56PM2.81m | 7:22AM2.82m | 7:59PM2.98m | 8:24AM2.96m | 8:56PM3.16m | 9:20AM3.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.56m | 9:49PM0.71m | 10:26AM0.57m | 10:55PM0.72m | 11:31AM0.55m | 00:05AM0.66m | 12:37PM0.47m | 1:12AM0.54m | 1:40PM0.35m | 2:15AM0.38m | 2:38PM0.21m | 3:12AM0.21m | 3:32PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1014 | 599 | 563 | 859 | 2887 | 2253 | 1332 | 2404 | 1606 | 1397 | 807 | 1696 | 1692 | 1379 | 1067 | 752 | 501 | 294 | 246 | 158 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 18 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | W 23 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 148 | 348 | 96 | 258 | 1033 | — | — | 90 | 373 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 21 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 79 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 674 | 617 | 2403 | 3944 | 2932 | 1908 | 603 | 231 | 101 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 43 | 138 | 281 | 255 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 17 | 17 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 273 | 172 | 172 | 28 |
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