Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 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 (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 277 | 724 | 942 | 707 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.56m | 1:38PM1.61m | 1:59AM1.53m | 2:28PM1.60m | 2:48AM1.51m | 3:16PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.47m | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:10AM0.51m | 8:51PM0.58m | 8:54AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NNE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 17 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 29 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 76 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 19 | ESE 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 81 | 93 | 48 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | 87 | 277 | 724 | 942 | 707 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 171 | 171 | 181 | 68 | 69 | 104 | 105 | 68 | 175 | 105 | 57 | 68 | 69 | 96 | 171 | 263 | 55 | 69 | 55 |
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