
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 152 | 272 | 341 | 243 | 253 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.71m | 4:43AM1.66m | 5:09PM1.71m | 5:34AM1.66m | 6:01PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.26m | 10:56AM0.23m | 11:24PM0.26m | 11:51AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
54 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 161 | 94 | 75 | 41 | 29 | 20 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | 9 | 42 | 41 | 70 | 110 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 58 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | N 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 22 | S 20 | SSE 20 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 7 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | — |
7 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 152 | 272 | 341 | 243 | 253 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 171 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
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