Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
1.2
S
7
2.3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
60
139
787
1940
2152
2077
2348
2239
1913
1665
1220
823
656
575
613
550
469
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:35PM1.57m
7:59AM1.48m
8:15PM1.57m
8:44AM1.49m
8:58PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.41m
1:55AM0.42m
2:03PM0.38m
2:36AM0.40m
2:45PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
8
7
6
5
5
8
9
7
5
4
4
4
5
11
12
9
6
Feels °C
5
2
5
4
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
8
8
5
2
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