
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
788 | 711 | 563 | 454 | 439 | 347 | 187 | 187 | 150 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 94 | 64 | 75 | 57 | 42 | 35 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.65m | 10:34AM1.74m | 11:04PM1.64m | 11:28AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.36m | 4:12AM0.35m | 4:46PM0.37m | 5:08AM0.35m | 5:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
788 | 711 | 563 | 454 | 439 | 347 | 187 | 187 | 150 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 94 | 64 | 75 | 57 | 37 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | SSE 16 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 123 | 100 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 42 | 43 | 23 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | — | SSE 13 | NE 5 | SSE 12 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 2 | — | 16 | 7 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 2 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
— | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 39 | 230 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 59 | 51 |
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