Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

11.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 10	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 16	ESE 12	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	44	44	42	30	29	28	16	16	16	15	7	8	8	9	9	7	8	8	17	15	21	14	20	20
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide				4:32AM1.69m				4:58PM1.85m				5:29AM1.73m				5:55PM1.88m					6:24AM1.76m
Low Tide		10:21PM0.31m				10:38AM0.25m				11:18PM0.25m				11:37AM0.20m					00:15AM0.20m				12:36PM0.16m


	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	5	8	8	9	12	13	12	13	12	11	10	10	14	15	13	13	12	11	11	11	14	16	13
Feels °C	3	1	4	4	4	6	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	9	10	9	11	10	7	8	8	11	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 10	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 6	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 4	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	44	44	42	30	25	28	16	16	16	15	7	8	3	9	9	7	8	1	17	15	14	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	S 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 14	N 6	S 16	N 5	N 5	N 5	S 16	S 16
kJ	42	31	36	27	29	25	14	13	13	6	6	6	8	1	1	1	4	2	5	2	2	2	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 8	S 12	E 15	E 14	S 8	E 10	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 20	—
kJ	21	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	3	3	3	5	3	4	4	1	8	1	5	21	5	8	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3
kJ	1	1	5	7	9	13	14	18	24	24	24	23	9	9	13	10	9	3	5	7	5	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	101	93	64	57	56	55	57	68	68	64	56	51	51	51	59	59	93
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks						Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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