Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.4° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111111111111111111078141313131311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20620620620319919314514314314013593919088595897433478251516791156847582
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
1.60
4:35AM
1.63
4:59PM
1.59
5:25AM
1.62
5:50PM
1.58
6:15AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.34
10:18PM
0.32
10:49AM
0.34
11:11PM
0.33
11:38AM
0.35
12:06AM
0.34
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:17----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172020191617151518211715141412131111111111111010
Feels °C (?)1719191814151414172116151514101045578888
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