Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 110 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 261 | 600 | 627 | 487 | 388 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.57m | 2:10AM1.48m | 2:37PM1.55m | 2:58AM1.47m | 3:26PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.59m | 8:15AM0.57m | 8:58PM0.59m | 9:00AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 4 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 110 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 261 | 600 | 627 | 487 | 388 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 10 | ESE 13 | NNE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 3 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | ESE 13 | N 7 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 4 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 53 | 118 | 52 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 30 | 57 | 53 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 69 | 59 | 84 | 51 | 51 | 84 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
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