Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.4° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)88881010101010101010121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)677376789696727275757572213210206206206203199193145143140138
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
0
W
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
1.63
2:50AM
1.68
3:16PM
1.61
3:44AM
1.65
4:08PM
1.60
4:35AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.35
9:25PM
0.32
10:01AM
0.34
10:18PM
0.32
10:49AM
0.34
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:21------
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
41----------------------
Temp. °C181818181717192324211716151517202119181716141721
Feels °C (?)181717161415172123221817151516191917171414121620
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

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