Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
17
0.6
ESE
17
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
0.9
SSE
23
1
SSE
23
1
SSE
23
1
SSE
22
0.9
SSE
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
37
81
87
164
219
306
295
397
493
493
575
612
581
559
551
537
515
942
1111
1101
1082
763
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19AM1.76m
7:46PM1.85m
8:15AM1.74m
8:40PM1.81m
9:11AM1.71m
9:36PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.18m
1:32PM0.13m
2:07AM0.18m
2:25PM0.13m
3:00AM0.20m
3:18PM0.18m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
11
12
9
8
7
6
5
5
10
11
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
9
9
12
8
7
6
5
4
3
4
9
10
8
7
5
3
2
2
8
9
7
5
5
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