Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 39 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 71 | 64 | 70 | 89 | 119 | 92 | 71 | 55 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 73 | 110 | 181 | 929 | 3391 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.41m | 10:42PM1.48m | 11:16AM1.41m | 11:31PM1.48m | 12:01PM1.44m | 00:22AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:03AM0.48m | 5:12PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.46m | 6:01PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 64 | 70 | 89 | 119 | 92 | 71 | 55 | 38 | 76 | 80 | 73 | 110 | 181 | 929 | 965 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNE 5 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 16 | N 4 | SE 15 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | NNW 6 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | 21 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 51 | 74 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 14 | — | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 10 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | S 9 | E 9 | NW 8 | N 17 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | SW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 88 | 160 | 3391 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 149 |
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