Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 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) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE 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 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
4
S
11
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1896
1960
1843
1765
3261
3065
2744
2548
2384
2229
2179
1976
1712
1281
1179
897
732
281
326
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM1.74m
11:19AM1.79m
11:40PM1.71m
12:08PM1.76m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.66m
5:05AM0.68m
5:39PM0.70m
5:57AM0.75m
6:30PM0.73m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
-1
0
-1
-1
0
1
1
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
6
7
9
10
9
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