Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | S 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1313 | 1290 | 791 | 1113 | 493 | 476 | 421 | 411 | 390 | 365 | 288 | 284 | 218 | 218 | 379 | 657 | 1966 | 1688 | 1347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.75m | 10:08AM1.68m | 10:32PM1.69m | 11:02AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.18m | 3:52AM0.24m | 4:11PM0.26m | 4:45AM0.30m | 5:06PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | ESE 14 | SSE 21 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 1313 | 1290 | 384 | 1113 | 342 | 476 | 421 | 411 | 390 | 365 | 288 | 154 | 151 | 129 | 129 | 657 | 1966 | 1688 | 1347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 20 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 487 | 474 | 791 | 347 | 493 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 212 | 199 | 284 | 218 | 218 | 207 | 336 | 93 | 78 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 24 | N 4 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 218 | 9 | 263 | 150 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 43 | 7 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 379 | 103 | 94 | 68 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 17 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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