Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
38
26
16
16
39
30
30
29
27
28
30
45
42
39
38
90
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
High Tide
9:32PM1.59m
10:01AM1.66m
10:24PM1.56m
10:47AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.41m
4:09PM0.47m
4:25AM0.48m
4:59PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
12
16
16
13
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
9
Feels °C
7
5
4
2
7
11
10
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
10
7
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