Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
240
183
167
154
158
123
119
119
117
80
71
50
33
32
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
50
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM1.60m
1:23AM1.51m
1:47PM1.57m
2:10AM1.48m
2:37PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.58m
7:31AM0.56m
8:11PM0.59m
8:15AM0.57m
8:58PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
7
6
5
5
8
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
3
2
1
1
3
9
9
8
8
7
5
4
5
3
2
3
3
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