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Whites Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 274 | 218 | 180 | 141 | 122 | 76 | 53 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 56 | 53 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 1.75 | 1:01AM 1.64 | 1:27PM 1.71 | 1:55AM 1.62 | 2:21PM 1.67 | 2:47AM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:54PM 0.39 | 7:11AM 0.35 | 7:50PM 0.38 | 8:04AM 0.36 | 8:42PM 0.38 | 8:55AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Mangamaunu (light winds from the WSW at KaikouraAws 13 km from Mangamaunu). 1.1m 9s swell from the S with a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
23 km away, 52 min ago
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