
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Stockroute today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Stockroute. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
398 | 459 | 793 | 1048 | 1433 | 1540 | 1447 | 1393 | 1323 | 1305 | 1182 | 1037 | 857 | 678 | 640 | 522 | 514 | 480 | 480 | 352 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:30AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.03m | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.46m | 3:03AM0.39m | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
398 | 459 | 793 | 1048 | 1433 | 1540 | 1447 | 1393 | 1323 | 1305 | 1182 | 1037 | 857 | 678 | 640 | 522 | 514 | 480 | 480 | 352 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 6 |
58 | 11 | 56 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
4 | 56 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
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