Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
1
0
!
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1008
1088
1755
1809
1629
1265
976
801
389
319
291
260
211
211
192
171
151
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM1.74m
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.66m
8:34AM0.56m
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
5
0
-1
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
7
8
8
8
6
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