Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.4°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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)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 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
99
94
199
151
133
127
122
94
56
56
85
219
265
233
180
174
105
78
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
20
N
15
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:40PM1.91m
10:09AM1.91m
10:25PM1.84m
10:53AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.54m
3:56AM0.53m
4:21PM0.61m
4:43AM0.61m
5:07PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
11
10
10
9
13
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
8
6
6
4
8
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
14
12
10
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