Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
958
805
685
281
265
257
539
645
637
498
565
472
472
565
697
687
642
589
378
435
357
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
25
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM1.76m
00:29AM1.69m
12:58PM1.75m
1:19AM1.68m
1:48PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.73m
6:48AM0.80m
7:23PM0.75m
7:38AM0.81m
8:18PM0.75m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
12
13
12
10
10
9
9
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
10
11
11
12
11
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