Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf break

Wainui Beach - Stockroute surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Stockroute today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 2PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (28 May)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
16
2.2
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
18
2.3
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1091
1076
1091
1328
1849
2755
3135
2958
2388
2107
1613
1382
1177
956
811
754
624
528
395
377
314
309
255
222
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56PM1.87m
4:08AM1.86m
4:39PM1.85m
4:49AM1.81m
5:20PM1.81m
5:29AM1.76m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.56m
10:02PM0.65m
10:19AM0.55m
10:44PM0.66m
11:01AM0.56m
11:27PM0.68m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
1
Temp °C
12
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
14
17
15
13
13
12
13
9
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
8
9
12
14
13
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
16
2.2
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
18
2.3
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1091
1076
1091
1328
1849
2755
3135
2958
2388
2107
1613
1382
1177
956
811
754
624
528
395
377
314
309
255
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
37
37
20
19
18
18
17
8
8
7
7
7
7
2
2
12
12
2
1
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
7
7
8
33
6
3
3
2
2
2
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
5
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
38
38
38
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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