Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 306 | 279 | 422 | 320 | 308 | 276 | 202 | 186 | 183 | 217 | 197 | 177 | 173 | 169 | 134 | 127 | 101 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.45m | 3:34PM1.52m | 3:56AM1.47m | 4:19PM1.54m | 4:41AM1.51m | 5:02PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.52m | 9:46PM0.50m | 10:00AM0.48m | 10:29PM0.45m | 10:50AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 50 | 81 | 12 | 73 | 12 | 42 | 43 | 186 | 183 | 217 | 197 | 177 | 173 | 169 | 134 | 127 | 101 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 70 | 67 | 47 | 37 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | N 16 | NW 16 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 3 | E 15 | ESE 16 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 42 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 175 | 306 | 279 | 422 | 320 | 308 | 276 | 202 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 258 | 0 | 150 | 149 | 121 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 51 |
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