Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's comin' our way.

Right off the bat, the water temp at Wainui Beach is sittin' at 57°, which is a bit colder than you'd expect for this time of year. So, maybe an extra layer if you're heading out.

The week's surf starts to build on Tuesday the 7th of July, but it's a bit of a messy scene with those onshore winds, so not really one for the highlights reel. Hold out for Wednesday morning the 8th. That's when you'll get a clean 5ft swell from the ESE with a cross-offshore breeze. The energy is solid (530), and it'll be a proper session for the savvy surfer. It gets a bit choppy that afternoon, so get in early.

Thursday the 9th is a write-off, I'm afraid. The wind goes nasty with onshore gusts up to 25 mph, churning up the swell. The wave energy ramps up and we see some big numbers (3676), but it's just a mess. That continues into Friday the 10th with heavy rain and bigger, ugly swell up to 13ft, so just stay on the sand for that.

Saturday the 11th is still lumpy with a moderate cross-shore wind, but the swell holds around 7ft to 8ft. It's not great, but it's not the train wreck of the previous days.

Now, Sunday the 12th is where we get our first real taste of magic. Head out in the afternoon for a glassy 4ft ESE swell. The wind is dead, not a breath. It'll be smooth as silk. (381 combined energy)

Monday the 13th morning keeps that clean feel with a 4ft ESE swell and a cross-offshore breeze. Not the biggest, but beautiful.

Things settle down for a few days into clean but smaller surf around 3ft to 4ft through to the 14th and into the morning of the 15th.

But here's the standout. Keep your eye on Wednesday the 15th of July. The afternoon session is where it's at. You've got a 6ft ESE groundswell with a really long period of 17 seconds (1613 combined energy). The wind is a light cross-offshore, making it clean. This isn't for the groms though – that's expert territory with that size and power. Because of that long period, it might wall up a bit on the beach, but for the guys who know where to sit, it'll be special.

The 16th of July still has some good, clean leftover swell around 5ft to 5ft with offshore winds. A solid follow-up day.

After that, it gets smaller again, mostly clean but dropping to under 3ft until the 19th. Then, for the 20th of July (Monday), the models are pointing at another big pulse, around 10ft from the SSW. The combined energy jumps up to 1859 and the wind looks offshore in the morning. That's one for the big-wave chargers only. For everyone else, the smaller clean spells between the big stuff will be your best bet.

Don't forget, with that long-period swell on the 15th coming from the ESE at a point break or reef setup like Wainui, it could really line up. Crowds are a possibility here, so be ready to share the take-off zone.

Keep the chin up, the second half of the month has some promise.

Rusty.

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