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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 18 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
16.7° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010995655559101010104555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7246474730292927159313980493225403575523331486244
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.62
6:41PM
1.59
7:03AM
1.66
7:26PM
1.64
7:50AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.39
12:31PM
0.37
12:54AM
0.34
1:19PM
0.33
1:41AM
0.30
2:08PM
0.31
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121623232017151312151716151414131415171614
Feels °C (?)1412101014202120151199121414141312111213141211
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