Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
1
S
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
244
377
341
236
161
107
103
101
100
58
57
86
124
246
324
447
1206
1491
1633
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:09PM1.71m
5:34AM1.66m
6:01PM1.71m
6:27AM1.66m
6:53PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.23m
11:24PM0.26m
11:51AM0.22m
00:18AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
4
2
Temp °C
10
10
7
8
7
5
4
3
7
12
15
13
9
9
8
7
9
12
11
10
7
Feels °C
8
7
2
4
2
1
1
-1
3
8
12
11
6
6
6
4
6
10
8
8
4
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