Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
277
256
195
183
126
121
82
70
48
47
37
34
33
32
18
17
17
32
35
20
54
52
48
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:04AM1.48m
7:26PM1.56m
7:46AM1.46m
8:05PM1.55m
8:31AM1.44m
8:45PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.54m
1:11PM0.50m
1:43AM0.51m
1:51PM0.47m
2:25AM0.48m
2:32PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
6
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
7
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
7
6
5
5
3
4
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
Energy kJ
295
277
256
195
183
126
121
82
70
48
47
26
26
25
32
18
17
17
32
35
20
54
52
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
42
43
43
42
28
28
28
29
31
38
14
37
34
33
14
13
5
5
4
4
15
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
14
14
26
42
42
40
39
37
37
18
15
15
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
5
6
7
7
4
5
5
4
3
5
11
17
19
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
51
51
51
51
51
51
93
93
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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