Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 14 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 136 | 84 | 118 | 195 | 296 | 218 | 177 | 143 | 94 | 245 | 158 | 165 | 530 | 1159 | 1124 | 1086 | 653 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.92m | 7:44AM1.77m | 8:10PM1.91m | 8:41AM1.76m | 9:06PM1.86m | 9:38AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.21m | 1:53PM0.17m | 2:32AM0.20m | 2:49PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 36 | 35 | 118 | 195 | 296 | 218 | 177 | 143 | 65 | 69 | 86 | 83 | 530 | 1159 | 1124 | 1086 | 653 | 453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NNW 4 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | S 18 | E 10 | S 17 | E 19 | E 18 |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 40 | 68 | 67 | 38 | 14 | 64 | 97 | 62 | 94 | 94 | 62 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 165 | 43 | 526 | 2 | 710 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 136 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 245 | 158 | 91 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 69 | 73 | 84 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 105 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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