Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 51 | 170 | 158 | 97 | 114 | 209 | 187 | 180 | 192 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.56m | 10:47AM1.63m | 11:13PM1.53m | 11:31AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.47m | 4:25AM0.48m | 4:59PM0.53m | 5:13AM0.54m | 5:48PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 114 | 39 | 187 | 180 | 192 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 49 | 20 | 209 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | NNW 8 | S 9 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 51 | 170 | 158 | 97 | 64 | — | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 84 | 116 | 59 | 51 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 84 | 51 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 69 | 84 |
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