Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
88
106
103
101
60
82
59
57
56
28
26
41
29
64
103
219
280
300
744
710
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
0
W
5
E
10
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:45AM1.86m
7:10PM1.96m
7:25AM1.92m
7:46PM2.01m
8:06AM1.96m
8:24PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.58m
1:26AM0.59m
1:30PM0.53m
2:04AM0.52m
2:10PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
15
18
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
12
15
14
13
12
12
10
10
13
12
14
11
8
9
7
8
10
13
12
12
8
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