Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 22s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.5
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
742
732
702
586
1952
2012
2397
1853
1548
1377
1136
908
702
653
644
540
620
500
604
1564
2374
2668
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
S
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:53AM1.99m
9:21PM2.12m
9:45AM2.01m
10:13PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.53m
3:01PM0.47m
3:41AM0.52m
3:54PM0.50m
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
5
6
9
9
10
8
6
5
5
7
10
8
9
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
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