Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf break

Wainui Beach - Stockroute surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 May 2026 NZST
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Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Stockroute today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
42
40
49
49
47
37
31
22
81
40
40
41
45
36
27
27
19
12
15
14
7
9
21
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
SE
5
NW
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
High Tide
6:55PM2.10m
7:17AM2.00m
7:52PM2.11m
8:17AM1.97m
8:51PM2.09m
9:19AM1.95m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.47m
1:34PM0.37m
2:14AM0.50m
2:30PM0.43m
3:15AM0.54m
3:31PM0.50m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
16
13
11
10
10
10
11
15
16
14
12
10
11
12
11
13
12
13
12
10
9
7
8
11
13
10
8
7
7
6
8
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
49
42
40
49
49
47
32
31
20
81
40
40
41
45
36
27
27
19
7
7
6
6
2
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
34
36
39
39
38
38
37
23
22
14
4
4
4
2
6
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
16
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
6
6
6
6
17
6
6
6
8
15
14
6
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
7
9
1
12
7
9
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
0
0
0
2
0
0
46
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
3
0
6
33
48
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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