Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
18
53
54
52
50
51
51
51
17
169
483
586
378
313
237
159
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
15
NW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM1.60m
1:33PM1.70m
2:02AM1.61m
2:29PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.40m
7:17AM0.34m
7:55PM0.36m
8:11AM0.31m
8:49PM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
2
1
6
19
8
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
14
14
11
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
12
8
2
1
-1
1
2
3
5
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