Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
245
309
240
150
180
161
129
132
117
382
355
315
240
173
166
145
115
112
88
72
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:07PM1.85m
4:46AM1.79m
5:27PM1.91m
5:54AM1.85m
6:28PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.51m
10:31PM0.63m
11:01AM0.49m
11:47PM0.60m
12:04PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
11
10
8
10
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