Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 28 | 50 | 71 | 107 | 101 | 87 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.54m | 5:04AM1.55m | 5:25PM1.58m | 5:50AM1.62m | 6:12PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.43m | 11:15AM0.46m | 11:35PM0.40m | 12:05PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 107 | 101 | 87 | 39 | 64 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 28 | 22 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 57 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 42 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 255 | 135 | 126 | — | 5 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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