
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 244 | 377 | 341 | 236 | 161 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 86 | 124 | 246 | 324 | 447 | 1206 | 1491 | 1633 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 161 | 93 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 58 | 57 | 86 | 15 | 246 | 324 | 447 | 1206 | 1491 | 1633 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 16 | S 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | S 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | — | — |
5 | 19 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 70 | 109 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 124 | 20 | 35 | 25 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | S 8 | S 22 | S 20 | SSE 20 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
96 | 9 | 244 | 377 | 341 | 236 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 55 | 105 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 84 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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