Stockroute, New Zealand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gisborne, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIS (GIS), 9 km.

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About Stockroute

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (124°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (304°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gisborne, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIS (GIS), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GIS, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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Forecast

Stockroute does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stockroute, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	483kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft8 smushy	367kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	5 ft10 smushy	379kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	114kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft10 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	146kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 26Oct	30, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	90kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 28Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore	20°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 30 min by road. About 29h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Stockroute
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Stockroute
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Stockroute
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Stockroute
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Stockroute
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 30 min by road. About 29h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,110–£2,205 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to GIS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£730–£1,520
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£165
Total		£1,110–£2,205

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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