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Whites Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12 | 23 | 31 | 126 | 123 | 98 | 111 | 215 | 137 | 78 | 59 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 1.62 | 3:25AM 1.57 | 3:54PM 1.59 | 4:17AM 1.54 | 4:44PM 1.56 | 5:08AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:44AM 0.37 | 9:20PM 0.39 | 9:36AM 0.39 | 10:09PM 0.41 | 10:29AM 0.41 | 10:57PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Whites Bay (light winds from the WNW at Wellington Airport 63 km from Whites Bay). 0.7m 9s swell from the SSE to make surfable waves.
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