Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
5
0.3
S
10
1.6
S
5
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
S
10
5
SSE
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
S
10
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
83
53
51
32
45
16
131
711
1676
2247
2930
3527
3888
4435
4674
4368
4401
3474
3303
2717
2395
1957
1364
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08PM1.58m
2:31AM1.55m
3:01PM1.59m
3:21AM1.52m
3:50PM1.60m
4:11AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.42m
8:26PM0.52m
8:44AM0.46m
9:22PM0.55m
9:28AM0.50m
10:12PM0.56m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
Feels °C
11
13
12
10
10
10
8
3
3
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
116
83
53
51
32
15
11
6
16
8
9
2
3
58
37
25
40
40
58
23
104
125
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
9
Energy kJ
39
39
39
37
3
31
16
15
17
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
4
5
12
19
16
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1.6
S
5
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
S
10
5
SSE
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
S
10
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
7
45
131
711
1676
2247
2930
3527
3888
4435
4674
4368
4401
3474
3303
2717
2395
1957
1364
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
62
56
51
55
55
55
55
149
149
147
147
55
147
147
147
147
147
116
116
116
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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