Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and pull up a chair. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Let’s cut through the noise and talk Wainui Beach - Stockroute on the East Coast.

The water temp is sitting at 57°, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The first few days are a bit of a slow burn, honestly. We’ve got a pulse of swell coming through Saturday, 11 July, but it’s not the one to get excited about. Saturday morning looks messy with a cross-breeze and a lumpy 6 ft SE swell, and the energy is just moderate (769). Afternoon cleans up nicely with a light cross-offshore wind, dropping to 5 ft from the ESE. It’s surfable, but it’s not the highlight.

Sunday, 12 July, is smaller again, 4 ft, and while the morning is clean with a light cross-off, it’s just not packing much punch. Monday and Tuesday see the swell dropping to barely a ripple—1 ft to 3 ft—with some clean windows but nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday, 17 July, morning is the first real standout. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the ESE, but the period is a very long 15 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, and with a light offshore wind from the NW, it’s going to be glassy. The energy is strong (661) and the break is a beach and reef setup, so that long period will wrap in nicely. Expect clean, lined-up waves. Be mindful that sometimes there will be a crowd, but on a Friday morning that might thin out.

The next day, Saturday, 18 July, morning, is even better. Swell is 5 ft from the ESE, still with a 14-second period, and light offshore winds again. The energy is pumping (907) and the forecast is for very good surf. This is your best bet for the first week. Clean, solid, and with that long period, the reef will be working its magic.

Then things get a bit wild. Sunday, 19 July, morning sees a massive 15 ft south swell with a 15-second period. The energy is colossal (12347). That’s for experts only, and frankly, the break might be too big to handle. The afternoon settles to a much more manageable 8 ft from the SSE, still with a long period, and it’s clean. That’s the one for experienced surfers if you want big but rideable.

After that, the second week turns ugly. From Monday, 20 July, afternoon onwards, the wind swings onshore and stays that way. By Wednesday, 22 July, the swell is there but the wind is a mess. It’s a long stretch of poor conditions—onshore winds, short period windswell, and chop. That stretch runs right through to the end of the 16-day window. There’s a big 12 ft swell on Sunday, 26 July, but it’s accompanied by a cross-breeze and the wave comment says it’s too big for the break. Honestly, that period looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, to wrap it up: your top windows are Friday, 17 July morning and Saturday, 18 July morning. Both are clean, solid, and have that long-period groundswell that makes Wainui’s reef sections sing. Get on it.

Rusty.

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