Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (02 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
4
8
17
18
10
10
10
8
9
9
14
14
17
13
12
7
7
6
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:16PM1.60m
7:35AM1.49m
7:56PM1.57m
8:17AM1.47m
8:35PM1.54m
9:02AM1.44m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.54m
1:30AM0.55m
1:38PM0.54m
2:11AM0.55m
2:19PM0.53m
2:52AM0.53m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
5:00
4
5
7
15
20
8
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
12
10
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
15
17
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
8
6
7
8
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
8
17
18
3
7
9
2
9
9
9
6
6
7
4
4
4
6
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
7
0.3
NE
3
0.2
S
14
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
10
10
10
8
2
14
9
9
9
9
5
4
2
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
14
17
13
12
7
7
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
Energy kJ
11
3
3
5
33
16
14
10
6
6
3
5
2
5
8
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
111
55
149
132
121
83
68
57
56
51
55
55
55
55
51
61
51
51
51
51
51
93
93
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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