Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Stockroute 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Stockroute sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
4
1
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)
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSW
17
1.1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
175
119
109
273
231
228
315
318
235
206
191
169
167
214
1377
781
813
992
969
870
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
0
SE
15
SE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:41PM1.69m
4:20AM1.65m
4:58PM1.73m
5:17AM1.71m
5:51PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.82m
10:10PM0.83m
10:32AM0.78m
11:11PM0.79m
11:26AM0.72m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
14
15
14
12
12
11
10
12
16
19
17
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
13
11
12
9
8
7
6
8
14
16
15
11
11
12
8
8
8
9
9
8
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