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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 1AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.9
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
1768
2622
2981
3352
2968
2513
3662
2966
1864
1136
2441
549
1449
488
542
460
499
190
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM2.02m
10:47AM1.96m
11:06PM1.95m
11:32AM1.90m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.52m
4:39AM0.51m
4:56PM0.58m
5:24AM0.56m
5:42PM0.65m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
6
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