Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.7
S
16
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
8
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
12
4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
187
180
189
119
123
199
236
180
155
150
101
81
82
60
102
215
270
1177
1946
5070
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
W
15
S
10
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:31AM1.60m
00:00AM1.50m
12:16PM1.55m
00:44AM1.47m
1:04PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.56m
6:01AM0.58m
6:37PM0.58m
6:48AM0.59m
7:27PM0.59m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
13
15
11
10
8
7
7
12
17
16
15
13
13
12
8
10
13
12
10
8
Feels °C
7
10
12
9
8
6
4
3
9
14
10
10
8
8
5
3
6
10
8
6
6
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