
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 86 | 51 | 50 | 24 | 37 | 229 | 374 | 459 | 537 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.59m | 12:35PM1.69m | 1:07AM1.60m | 1:33PM1.70m | 2:02AM1.61m | 2:29PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.37m | 6:57PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:55PM0.36m | 8:11AM0.31m | 8:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | SSE 16 | N 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 |
6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 86 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | N 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 |
2 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 42 | 18 | — | — | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | N 16 | N 7 | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 50 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 229 | 374 | 459 | 537 | 575 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 51 | 59 | 93 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 68 | 84 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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