Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
14.6° 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 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
4.5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999888466678910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1313131313121235133211344701166930324107426048404478426540983964477242523848
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
1.73
7:52PM
1.83
8:20AM
1.73
8:50PM
1.86
9:21AM
1.72
9:47PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.29
1:34PM
0.28
2:06AM
0.29
2:29PM
0.27
3:06AM
0.30
3:26PM
0.28
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----2981----15221-1----
Temp. °C1312131717131212111113131210988899109910
Feels °C (?)1110111514121010877520-1-3-2-3001112
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