Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:42AM1.66m | 10:03PM1.55m | 10:27AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:52PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.49m | 4:39PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | NNE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 14 | N 7 | N 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | S 17 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 4 | S 10 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 6 | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 13 | — | 3 | 37 | 33 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 84 | 116 | 104 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 124 | 59 | 55 |
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