Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
SSE
16
1
S
15
1.6
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
21
20
198
374
411
298
253
113
103
101
100
58
57
87
122
229
324
447
972
1690
1765
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
4:43AM1.66m
5:09PM1.71m
5:34AM1.66m
6:01PM1.71m
6:27AM1.66m
6:53PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.23m
11:24PM0.26m
11:51AM0.22m
00:18AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
7
8
7
5
4
3
7
12
16
13
9
7
6
6
9
12
10
10
8
Feels °C
4
5
7
6
2
4
3
1
1
-1
3
8
13
11
6
4
3
3
6
9
7
8
5
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