
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (27 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
602 | 558 | 407 | 306 | 234 | 256 | 228 | 150 | 142 | 93 | 77 | 90 | 88 | 122 | 154 | 181 | 246 | 540 | 632 | 749 | 495 | 465 | 612 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.61m | 4:58AM1.51m | 5:22PM1.61m | 5:42AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.60m | 6:24AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.57m | 10:58AM0.55m | 11:39PM0.57m | 11:44AM0.54m | 00:20AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
87 | 52 | 191 | 181 | 107 | 256 | 228 | 150 | 142 | 93 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 246 | 540 | 632 | 749 | 284 | 465 | 612 | 696 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 |
— | 251 | 53 | 33 | 184 | 52 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 495 | 83 | 212 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 21 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 10 | — | S 9 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | E 12 |
— | — | — | 42 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 36 | 17 | 28 | 34 | — | 38 | 295 | 31 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | — | — |
602 | 558 | 407 | 306 | 234 | 191 | 164 | 136 | 112 | 93 | 77 | 90 | 88 | 122 | 154 | 181 | 140 | 74 | 47 | 45 | 109 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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