Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.7°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
7
1
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
157
285
130
251
496
270
327
724
703
749
773
716
655
612
645
247
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
15
S
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM1.66m
3:11PM1.74m
3:49AM1.71m
4:18PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.79m
8:59AM0.81m
9:39PM0.76m
9:59AM0.75m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
11
9
10
9
9
9
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
4
6
6
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