Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 302 | 291 | 229 | 166 | 219 | 355 | 435 | 1325 | 1689 | 4115 | 3742 | 3021 | 2859 | 2726 | 5167 | 4264 | 4013 | 3291 | 1704 | 1365 | 1121 | 1011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.50m | 9:46PM1.57m | 10:17AM1.53m | 10:38PM1.56m | 11:05AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.39m | 3:28PM0.38m | 4:01AM0.40m | 4:16PM0.41m | 4:49AM0.41m | 5:08PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 340 | 302 | 291 | 229 | 166 | 219 | 355 | 435 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2603 | 2388 | 2049 | 1929 | 1704 | 1365 | 1121 | 1011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 53 | 78 | 158 | 137 | 46 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | S 4 | — | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | — | 1325 | 1689 | 4115 | 3742 | 3021 | 2859 | 2726 | 5167 | 4264 | 4013 | 3291 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 61 | 59 | 69 | 105 | 254 | 208 | 155 | 166 | 166 | 147 | 147 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
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