Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.8
S
7
1.7
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
157
111
166
180
180
174
322
346
312
222
163
144
92
87
352
417
1134
2910
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
0
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:10PM1.78m
11:39AM1.79m
11:56PM1.72m
12:25PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.67m
5:30AM0.69m
5:56PM0.73m
6:17AM0.76m
6:47PM0.77m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
11
11
10
13
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
11
13
12
10
Feels °C
14
13
12
9
9
8
11
14
14
12
11
10
8
10
7
2
6
6
4
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