Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
3
SE
11
4
SSE
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
389
1168
1775
2083
1958
1908
3927
3957
1729
3774
3415
3591
3261
2432
1403
1207
904
810
619
526
261
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
30
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:33AM1.83m
10:51PM1.74m
11:19AM1.79m
11:40PM1.71m
12:08PM1.76m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.59m
4:51PM0.66m
5:05AM0.68m
5:39PM0.70m
5:57AM0.75m
6:30PM0.73m
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
4
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
6
7
9
9
8
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