Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

11.0° C

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 16	ESE 12	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	8	9	9	7	8	8	17	15	21	14	25	20	20	33	35	35	37	81	89	166	249	237	295	362
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				5:55PM1.88m					6:24AM1.76m				6:51PM1.88m				7:19AM1.76m				7:46PM1.85m
Low Tide		11:37AM0.20m					00:15AM0.20m				12:36PM0.16m				1:11AM0.18m				1:32PM0.13m				2:07AM0.18m


	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45
	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	14	15	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	16	12	11	12	12	12	12	15	16	11	8	8	7	7
Feels °C	7	9	10	8	9	10	7	8	8	11	13	9	8	9	9	9	9	10	12	10	6	6	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NNE 6	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	8	3	9	7	8	8	17	15	14	14	14	14	15	33	35	35	37	81	89	166	249	237	295	362
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 9	S 8	N 6	E 14	E 13	S 16	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	NNE 4	NE 5	S 16	S 15	SSE 4	S 6	S 15
kJ	5	9	1	3	4	4	5	2	3	2	25	20	20	19	20	20	5	2	1	5	17	5	18	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 8	E 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 20	—	NW 16	NW 16	S 16	N 7	N 16	S 16	S 15	SW 6	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	S 6
kJ	—	1	4	1	1	1	1	5	21	5	8	—	10	10	19	1	5	5	5	1	21	17	18	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	S 4	—	—	—
kJ	11	6	8	7	6	7	8	5	3	2	1	2	2	4	8	3	5	2	5	4	3	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makara Wellington	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2
Distance (km)	56	64	68	64	68	56	51	56	51	51	51	51	51	51	0	68	51	64	0	0	55	51	59	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough						Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Clarence River	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)						1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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