Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
717
365
355
372
471
625
1131
2674
3883
4304
4064
3676
2931
2875
2574
2145
937
859
763
924
825
356
307
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:54PM1.53m
12:19PM1.53m
00:45AM1.55m
1:10PM1.59m
1:37AM1.58m
2:06PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.42m
6:25PM0.46m
7:00AM0.41m
7:23PM0.46m
7:53AM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
5
4
3
4
9
9
7
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
6
6
4
2
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
3
3
3
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