Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
!
4
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
SSE
0.2
S
0.7
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
1.9
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
1.8
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)455781013568789999999121281212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16144456714224325853768521569197119851716160110991630272523774371444418
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
1.71
5:21PM
1.64
5:46AM
1.70
6:11PM
1.64
6:37AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.29
11:10AM
0.30
11:30PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.29
12:25AM
0.25
12:53PM
0.29
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:06-------8:05
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------133--------------
Temp. °C1211111116181614988811141411977712161513
Feels °C (?)10988141413102543786553339121010
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