Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.3
E
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.3
E
0.6
ESE
0.3
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)101111111111101055510555559596677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)363536363535343321784217202121172216161727303454
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.45
11:48PM
1.50
12:20PM
1.43
12:38AM
1.48
1:07PM
1.42
1:30AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.60
6:09AM
0.58
6:22PM
0.58
7:00AM
0.55
7:11PM
0.55
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162121171514131315171613121111101318181716161616
Feels °C (?)141918151311111213121312109981217161614141415
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