Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, ESE swell with 996 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainui Beach - Stockroute this week:
The surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Beach - Stockroute in the next 16 days are 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, switching to feet and Fahrenheit for the crew that thinks in old school numbers.
Let’s talk about Wainui Beach - Stockroute. Water temp is about 57°F, which is right around average for the Gisborne coast this time of year, so a 3/2 wetsuit and maybe some booties on the colder mornings.
The 11th of July Saturday morning starts with some lumpy cross-shore action on a 6ft SE swell, energy in the moderate range (769). Not the cleanest, but by Saturday afternoon the wind lightens up to a cross-offshore, swell drops to about 5ft from the ESE, period at 9 seconds. Cleaner and more fun. A solid session if you’re keen.
Sunday the 12th keeps it mellow – morning sees a 4ft SE swell with clean conditions and a light WSW breeze. Energy’s down to 419, so it’s cruisy. Afternoon gets a touch of cross-onshore, so morning is the call.
Monday and Tuesday the 13th and 14th are small, with waves under 3ft and weak energy. You can still get wet, but don’t expect much push.
Now, here’s a sleeper. Wednesday the 16th of July afternoon, the period jumps to 14 seconds on a 2ft ESE groundswell, with a glassy offshore WNW wind. Energy back to 187. Clean and long-period – the sets will be few but with some serious glide. A quiet gem.
The big standout is Monday the 20th of July morning. A solid 7ft ESE groundswell, period 9 seconds, light offshore wind from the WNW, energy pumping at 1172. Clean, head-high plus, and powerful. This is the session for the advanced crew. If you’re not confident in overhead surf, sit this one out.
After Monday, it gets heavy. Tuesday the 21st of July afternoon shows 12ft of E swell at 12 seconds, energy at 3644 – way too big for the break. Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd have 7 to 10ft sets, but with clean offshores in the mornings – expert only.
Into the second week, Friday the 24th of July morning has a 10ft SSW windswell at 8 seconds – lumpy. Saturday the 25th sees 15ft southerly swells, energy at 7000+, again too big. Sunday the 26th morning settles to 10ft from the south, clean under light NW wind – still for experts only.
Bottom line: the early days are clean and small. The standout is Monday the 20th of July morning – 7ft, offshore, clean, and firing. After that, it’s big and heavy, just for the brave. Don’t forget that 16th afternoon glass-off for something different.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 431 | 373 | 237 | 178 | 200 | 98 | 70 | 58 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 46 | 116 | 499 | 653 | 784 | 996 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | 3:39AM1.84m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:47AM1.84m | 5:25PM1.93m | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:35PM1.99m | 7:00AM1.91m | 7:34PM2.06m | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.42m | 9:28PM0.56m | 10:01AM0.43m | 10:33PM0.58m | 11:06AM0.44m | 11:47PM0.59m | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:58AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.44m | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 587 | 431 | 373 | 237 | 178 | 200 | 98 | 70 | 58 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 46 | 116 | 499 | 653 | 784 | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 18 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 73 | 211 | 123 | 105 | 72 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 65 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 16 | S 19 | ESE 20 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 131 | — | 77 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 20 | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 0 |
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