Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.1° 

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.6
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
1.6
S
12
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
15
14
25
44
42
57
72
181
375
355
273
261
747
166
292
286
285
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
0
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM1.63m
12:24PM1.74m
00:59AM1.63m
1:21PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.38m
6:06AM0.35m
6:45PM0.37m
7:05AM0.34m
7:44PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:29
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7:30
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7:30
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
21
18
14
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
8
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
16
17
12
10
9
7
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
5
7
7
5
3
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