Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Stockroute today (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Stockroute. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
3
1
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
2
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
407
604
3715
856
936
1276
1125
1338
1796
2035
1875
1657
1449
1023
1984
1938
1761
1364
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
ESE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
0
NNW
0
S
10
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:24PM2.02m
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.50m
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
14
12
11
9
8
9
11
10
8
7
8
9
11
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
13
8
8
7
6
3
3
4
6
7
5
3
3
5
7
15
16
14
9
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