Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
2
2
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
3
S
12
2.3
S
12
1.6
S
10
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
593
643
564
529
1314
1092
2986
1488
480
1136
1334
1643
1510
1281
1025
833
860
764
926
939
735
581
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
10
SW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:13AM1.57m
8:31PM1.62m
9:02AM1.60m
9:23PM1.61m
9:53AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.37m
2:18PM0.35m
2:47AM0.37m
3:05PM0.37m
3:34AM0.37m
3:57PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
14
13
10
6
6
6
5
7
10
11
10
7
7
7
6
10
14
16
13
14
Feels °C
3
5
7
6
4
7
2
4
4
3
4
7
8
7
2
2
3
2
6
10
10
9
9
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