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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
14 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 222 | 423 | 813 | 1512 | 913 | 2221 | 2121 | 2071 | 1295 | 1092 | 980 | 833 | 608 | 519 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.41m | 00:03AM1.47m | 12:33PM1.42m | 00:54AM1.48m | 1:20PM1.44m | 1:44AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.55m | 6:24AM0.51m | 6:34PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.48m | 7:24PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 7 | N 6 | S 16 | N 6 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
9 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 222 | 423 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 2071 | 1295 | 1092 | 980 | 833 | 608 | 519 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | E 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | NNE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 6 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | ENE 11 | E 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 23 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 14 | — | E 14 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 |
59 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 813 | 1512 | 913 | 2221 | 2121 | 1724 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 69 | 105 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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