Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.2
SE
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
293
205
222
229
450
980
1088
1263
1172
1249
1159
2375
2134
1960
1655
1375
727
1283
977
1461
5045
6651
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
9:16AM2.02m
9:37PM2.07m
10:02AM2.01m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
3:10AM0.46m
3:25PM0.47m
3:54AM0.48m
4:11PM0.52m
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
3
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
8
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
7
5
7
5
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-3
-2
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