Stent Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.22° S 173.78° E

Stent Road WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stent Road sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.9° 

Stent Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, S swell with 3,845 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 1.0m 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 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Sat 11th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 16s
Best Surf12AM (Sat 11th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 16s
Most Powerful 9AM (Thu 9th Jul)15ft (4.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stent Road over the next 16 days.


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