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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
2.3
SSE
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010107889101099991212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)448439400356356309309303243557961957121011131240356304311235464488593679584
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassoffoffoffoffoffononcrosscrosscross-
off		onglassglasscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
1.60
10:53PM
1.53
11:12AM
1.59
11:42PM
1.56
12:06PM
1.59
12:33AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.34
4:39PM
0.36
4:51AM
0.35
5:26PM
0.36
5:42AM
0.37
6:17PM
0.37
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:51--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------21191-1--------1--
Temp. °C171620232119161413121315151314141414161717151414
Feels °C (?)181719181514141312101213141313131414161616151414
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