Whites Bay Surf Forecast

/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.40° S 174.05° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT

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

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is 14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Wednesday 19							Thursday 20								Friday 21								Sat 22
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	31	31	29	31	33	32	31	18	15	15	15	15	15	14	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNW	NW	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		6:24AM 1.57				6:44PM 1.50					7:08AM 1.59				7:27PM 1.50				7:50AM 1.59				8:08PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)				12:43PM 0.55				12:47AM 0.53					1:24PM 0.56				1:30AM 0.55				2:04PM 0.57

	Wednesday 19							Thursday 20								Friday 21								Sat 22
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	17	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	20	21	20	18	15	13	12	13	19	23	24	21	15	13
Feels °C (?)	15	15	17	18	18	18	16	14	14	14	20	19	18	17	14	12	10	12	17	20	20	19	14	11

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