Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
141
138
115
112
100
156
200
186
165
229
145
208
287
1032
921
411
364
320
273
351
351
367
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:54AM1.85m
6:28PM2.00m
6:51AM1.92m
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.45m
00:48AM0.54m
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
7
7
7
7
4
1
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
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