Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 195 | 195 | 471 | 478 | 474 | 388 | 388 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 192 | 138 | 118 | 122 | 126 | 122 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.44m | 1:23PM1.48m | 1:52AM1.42m | 2:14PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.57m | 7:06AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.56m | 7:54AM0.57m | 8:34PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 142 | 148 | 151 | 471 | 478 | 474 | 388 | 388 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 192 | 56 | 88 | 72 | 50 | 58 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 139 | 195 | 195 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 138 | 118 | 122 | 126 | 122 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 99 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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