Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 58 | 108 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.65m | 8:01PM1.55m | 8:27AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.54m | 9:12AM1.63m | 9:34PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.47m | 2:08AM0.48m | 2:42PM0.49m | 2:52AM0.50m | 3:26PM0.51m | 3:35AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 58 | 60 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | N 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 7 | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 111 | — | 108 | — | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 46 | 50 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 214 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 51 | 69 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 84 |
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