Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
104
73
70
48
29
28
25
29
30
6
15
12
21
22
35
35
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:16PM1.59m
11:39AM1.68m
00:12AM1.59m
12:35PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.39m
5:55PM0.42m
6:20AM0.37m
6:57PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
14
16
15
12
10
9
9
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
7
6
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
6
7
9
8
8
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