Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (28 May)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
18
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
887
1045
939
1060
2678
2303
1560
951
1137
980
826
746
703
567
459
444
349
331
263
198
153
110
106
77
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
0
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:15PM1.58m
4:36AM1.53m
5:03PM1.60m
5:24AM1.52m
5:49PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.46m
10:35PM0.52m
10:42AM0.49m
11:23PM0.53m
11:28AM0.52m
00:07AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
Temp °C
11
14
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
9
14
15
13
12
13
14
14
9
12
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
12
11
10
8
7
6
5
6
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
18
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
887
1045
939
1060
2678
2303
1560
951
1137
980
826
746
703
567
459
444
349
331
263
198
153
110
106
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.9
SSE
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
3
3
609
880
1245
9
9
454
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
40
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
2
5
9
13
14
15
18
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
84
150
59
51
0
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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