Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.3° 

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
711
563
454
439
347
187
187
150
141
133
100
94
64
75
57
42
35
28
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:05PM1.65m
10:34AM1.74m
11:04PM1.64m
11:28AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.36m
4:12AM0.35m
4:46PM0.37m
5:08AM0.35m
5:45PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
10
8
6
5
10
14
14
12
10
9
8
8
13
20
22
18
14
Feels °C
11
10
8
5
3
1
8
11
11
9
9
7
5
5
9
16
17
17
12
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