Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
S
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
173
150
253
333
434
460
379
313
237
208
210
181
137
130
94
69
49
50
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:42PM1.77m
4:12AM1.68m
4:37PM1.79m
5:07AM1.71m
5:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.28m
10:19AM0.23m
10:55PM0.23m
11:17AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
14
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
6
5
6
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
7
11
10
8
7
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