Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
17
0.6
ESE
17
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
8
8
17
15
21
14
25
20
20
33
35
35
37
81
89
166
221
237
295
362
522
610
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:55PM1.88m
6:24AM1.76m
6:51PM1.88m
7:19AM1.76m
7:46PM1.85m
8:15AM1.74m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.20m
12:36PM0.16m
1:11AM0.18m
1:32PM0.13m
2:07AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
16
12
11
12
12
12
11
15
16
12
9
8
8
7
8
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
7
7
8
11
13
9
8
9
9
9
8
11
13
10
6
5
5
4
6
10
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