Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.3° 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 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
1.2
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
E
0.6
ESE
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010111111111010101055510105551059
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747452343635363635353332187855211717161616161716
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.53
11:36AM
1.45
11:48PM
1.50
12:20PM
1.43
12:38AM
1.48
1:07PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.58
5:33PM
0.60
6:09AM
0.58
6:22PM
0.58
7:00AM
0.55
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414131620211715141313151817141212111114192018
Feels °C (?)1412121114181815141211131414141210109912181917
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