
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Stockroute today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Stockroute. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
394 | 347 | 237 | 222 | 171 | 160 | 107 | 348 | 384 | 342 | 265 | 224 | 158 | 105 | 90 | 111 | 109 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.79m | 3:10AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.82m | 4:05AM1.76m | 4:28PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.80m | 9:10PM0.73m | 9:22AM0.75m | 10:00PM0.68m | 10:15AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 |
394 | 347 | 237 | 222 | 171 | 160 | 107 | 348 | 384 | 342 | 265 | 224 | 158 | 105 | 90 | 111 | 109 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 12 | 21 | 22 | 26 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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