Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Beach - Stockroute surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period, ESE swell with 1,154 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. 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 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Beach - Stockroute over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 34 | 40 | 20 | 86 | 172 | 270 | 779 | 1003 | 1154 | 949 | 742 | 612 | 705 | 949 | 662 | 341 | 566 | 525 | 794 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.93m | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:35PM1.99m | 7:00AM1.91m | 7:34PM2.06m | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | 8:53AM1.99m | 9:21PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.01m | 10:13PM2.11m | 10:36AM2.00m | 11:02PM2.08m | 11:25AM1.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.59m | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:58AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.44m | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | 3:01PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.52m | 3:54PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.53m | 4:45PM0.54m | 5:19AM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 |
 | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | 40 | 20 | 86 | 172 | 270 | 779 | 1003 | 1154 | 949 | 742 | 612 | 506 | 949 | 662 | 126 | 78 | 525 | 794 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 15 | E 13 | S 16 | S 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 23 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 20 | 16 | 308 | 767 | 198 | 130 | 705 | 326 | 261 | 341 | 292 | 60 | 143 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NNE 4 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 15 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 24 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 19 | 368 | — | — | 12 | 67 | 60 | — | 233 | 161 | 158 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 139 | 266 | 566 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 119 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
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