Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 41 | 50 | 134 | 198 | 769 | 679 | 530 | 475 | 898 | 2831 | 2820 | 3290 | 1206 | 404 | 1248 | 1437 | 1338 | 1214 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.62m | 8:13AM1.57m | 8:31PM1.62m | 9:02AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.35m | 2:03AM0.37m | 2:18PM0.35m | 2:47AM0.37m | 3:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 41 | 50 | 134 | 19 | 769 | 679 | 530 | 475 | 2 | 1785 | 1699 | 1539 | 1206 | 388 | 1248 | 1437 | 1338 | 1214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 198 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 404 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | 38 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 898 | 2831 | 2820 | 3290 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 84 | 84 | 308 | 224 | 105 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
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