Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

12.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	995	794	678	610	610	455	373	258	253	201	197	163	159	156	136	133	96	94	94	71	121	104	53	45
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	S	SE	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:37AM1.58m				2:06PM1.65m				2:33AM1.61m					3:03PM1.72m				3:32AM1.65m				4:00PM1.79m
Low Tide	7:23PM0.46m				7:53AM0.38m				8:24PM0.43m				8:46AM0.34m					9:24PM0.38m				9:40AM0.30m


	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	4	3	5	10	10	7	6	5	4	4	5	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	5	9	10	9
Feels °C	-1	0	-1	-2	1	6	5	3	2	1	0	0	2	6	6	4	3	2	1	1	2	6	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	867	794	678	610	610	455	373	258	253	201	197	163	159	156	136	133	96	94	94	71	71	62	44	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	—	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 6	S 6	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10
kJ	29	—	30	96	79	79	80	24	24	16	14	13	13	102	89	35	34	21	16	11	121	104	53	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	—	—	SE 15	SSE 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	23	22	36	64	12	12	83	76	72	66	60	—	—	9	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 5	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	995	694	465	333	230	163	226	200	139	86	54	46	27	23	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	132	132	84	84	84	84	105	84	84	0	0	0	0	0	84	59	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro	Oaro	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Clarence River	Oaro	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Clarence River	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Kekerengu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Waipapa Bay	Whites Bay	Blue Duck Stream
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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