Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101099667778888991010101011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161616161618314752576792142161203222263325274246256184143102
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
1.48
1:07PM
1.42
1:30AM
1.48
1:56PM
1.43
2:21AM
1.50
2:46PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.55
7:11PM
0.55
7:50AM
0.52
8:00PM
0.52
8:38AM
0.47
8:50PM
0.48
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------12992---------
Temp. °C111014191917161616161616161617171614171917151414
Feels °C (?)9812171816151414151415161516171612151314131112
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