Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
16
1
SSE
15
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
55
78
29
29
33
63
67
179
225
213
261
269
304
446
432
496
468
417
480
458
367
356
345
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.67m
00:20AM1.68m
12:44PM1.63m
1:14AM1.63m
1:37PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.30m
5:59PM0.29m
6:36AM0.34m
6:54PM0.35m
7:31AM0.37m
7:49PM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
13
15
11
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
11
12
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
16
1
SSE
15
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
56
55
78
29
16
33
35
67
70
225
213
261
269
304
446
432
496
468
417
480
458
367
356
345
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NW
12
0.6
SSE
15
0.1
N
11
0.4
S
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
S
16
0.1
N
10
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
4
3
4
7
29
12
5
5
179
2
24
2
2
132
2
2
1
2
11
10
10
24
12
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
6
1
5
1
5
1
3
2
2
3
3
6
2
5
5
2
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
21
13
9
63
66
73
5
3
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
5
6
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
55
55
0
55
84
59
59
59
51
51
51
69
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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