Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 119 | 90 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.67m | 9:32PM1.59m | 10:01AM1.66m | 10:24PM1.56m | 10:47AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.41m | 3:38AM0.41m | 4:09PM0.47m | 4:25AM0.48m | 4:59PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 149 | 119 | 90 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 104 | 59 | 51 | 171 | 69 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 93 | 68 | 57 | 51 | 84 | 56 |
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