Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.7° 

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
110
74
73
50
33
32
17
18
16
17
18
17
261
600
627
487
388
350
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM1.57m
2:10AM1.48m
2:37PM1.55m
2:58AM1.47m
3:26PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.59m
8:15AM0.57m
8:58PM0.59m
9:00AM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
12
14
14
13
13
14
13
10
10
9
7
6
8
14
16
13
10
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
5
4
5
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
4
11
12
9
6
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