Wainui Beach - Stockroute Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, we’ve got a proper mixed bag coming up at Wainui Beach – Stockroute, with a big, messy start and a real standout finish if you’ve got the patience. This is an exposed, advanced-only wave that handles a south-east lean best.

The first week is pretty grim. Winds are howling, mostly cross or cross-off from the south-west and south, with speeds pushing 19 to 28 mph. That’s smashing up the 7 ft to 15 ft southerly swells, creating ugly, lumpy conditions. Even when the wave size gets up there, the quality is just no good for a paddle. You’d be looking at kite gear if anything.

There’s a tiny window on the morning of Thursday the 20th of August that’s worth a mention. The wind drops right off to a gentle cross-off from the west-south-west, making for clean 10 ft surf from the south-south-west, with a period of 13 seconds and a combined energy of 3555. The swells are still big and powerful, and with that clean face, an experienced local could score some proper juice, but the wind then switches back in the arvo.

Now, the Friday the 21st of August morning is a real flicker of hope. The wind swings to a light offshore north-westerly at just 6 mph, giving us smooth, clean 4 ft waves from the south-east. The period is 11 seconds, and the combined energy is 528 – it’s only a modest swell, but that offshore breeze will make it peel nicely. It’s a little gem for a quick session, but it’s not the big stand-out.

We then hit a quiet spell. From Saturday the 22nd right through to Wednesday the 27th, wave heights drop below 3 ft and swell energy dives (64 to 379). It’s flat and small, with not enough push to hold you up. A few glassy mornings on the tiny stuff, but really just a chance to get the wetsuit on for nothing.

Here’s the pay-off – Thursday the 27th of August morning. This is the one to circle. We get a solid 13 ft southerly swell pumping in, with a 10-second period and a massive combined energy reading of 4952. The wind is a light offshore north-easterly at just 6 mph, plus a cross-off direction, making for a clean face. The report says it might be a bit too big for the break, but for a confident charger on an advanced wave like Stockroute, that’s the kind of size that gets the heart thumping. This is the best on offer.

Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th mornings keep things going with excellent, powerful waves around 8 ft to 10 ft, clean with light offshore breezes and a long, powerful 17-second period on the Saturday. This is serious, world-class potential for the experienced crew.

By Sunday the 30th, it settles to a more manageable 4 ft, very clean, and into the final morning on Monday the 31st of August, it’s a glassy 3 ft finish.

Water temps? Don’t worry about a number, it’s about average for this time of year, no major shift to talk about.

Overall, you’re waiting nearly a week for the good stuff, but the final weekend and the week after that are where we live. That Thursday the 27th is the true standout. Keep an eye on it, and charge hard.

Rusty.

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