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Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Wainui Beach - Stockroute surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Stockroute today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Stockroute. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
408 | 355 | 283 | 366 | 796 | 736 | 706 | 580 | 678 | 2756 | 2598 | 2619 | 2570 | 2275 | 2681 | 1598 | 344 | 1311 | 955 | 666 | 673 | 587 | 221 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.77m | 2:13AM1.88m | 2:40PM1.83m | 3:00AM1.92m | 3:29PM1.90m | 3:49AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.65m | 8:37AM0.58m | 8:48PM0.59m | 9:22AM0.51m | 9:38PM0.53m | 10:08AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 408 | 355 | 283 | 222 | 796 | 736 | 706 | 580 | 678 | 1598 | 1509 | 1610 | 1449 | 1366 | 1077 | 880 | 344 | 144 | 581 | 280 | 299 | 261 | 221 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 45 | 366 | 43 | 17 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 322 | 15 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | S 24 | S 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 12 | 91 | 64 | — | 42 | 26 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 30 | 67 | 33 | — | 14 | — | 15 | 48 | 44 | 16 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 47 | 108 | 95 | 143 | 2756 | 2598 | 2619 | 2570 | 2275 | 2681 | 1598 | 149 | 1311 | 955 | 666 | 673 | 587 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 65 | 116 | 116 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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