Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
15.4°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 7AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
4
S
11
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1765
3430
3227
2893
2578
2384
2362
2309
1976
1817
1522
1037
878
680
281
326
408
421
546
546
498
478
465
459
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
N
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM1.74m
11:19AM1.79m
11:40PM1.71m
12:08PM1.76m
00:29AM1.69m
12:58PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.68m
5:39PM0.70m
5:57AM0.75m
6:30PM0.73m
6:48AM0.80m
7:23PM0.75m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
11
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
-1
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
13
12
13
13
12
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