Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
13.5°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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
S
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
75
56
85
219
265
233
222
174
157
111
166
180
180
140
220
269
243
225
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
NNE
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:25PM1.84m
10:53AM1.85m
11:10PM1.78m
11:39AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.61m
4:43AM0.61m
5:07PM0.67m
5:30AM0.69m
5:56PM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
13
16
15
13
14
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
9
9
12
13
13
14
11
9
8
9
10
13
12
11
11
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