Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111615671413131313111110911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19919314514314014010593919082783404981091237314961057786512415271220286
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffononglassglassglassononononononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.63
4:59PM
1.59
5:25AM
1.62
5:50PM
1.58
6:15AM
1.61
6:40PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.32
10:49AM
0.34
11:11PM
0.33
11:38AM
0.35
12:06AM
0.34
12:29PM
0.36
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:35-------7:37-------7:37---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:17-------7:15
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616151821171514141313121111111110101011131412
Feels °C (?)141414131720161514141311556788889101211
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