Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

11.8° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	253	214	210	163	163	159	126	124	96	96	66	65	65	103	76	48	44	44	36	30	28	28	16	16
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SSE	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:33AM1.61m					3:03PM1.72m				3:32AM1.65m				4:00PM1.79m				4:32AM1.69m				4:58PM1.85m
Low Tide	8:24PM0.43m				8:46AM0.34m					9:24PM0.38m				9:40AM0.30m				10:21PM0.31m				10:38AM0.25m


	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	4	4	4	5	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	9	10	9	8	7	8	8	8	12	12	12
Feels °C	1	0	0	0	2	7	6	4	3	2	2	2	2	6	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	7	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	253	214	210	163	163	159	126	124	96	96	66	65	65	103	76	48	44	44	36	30	28	28	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	24	16	14	13	13	20	14	9	16	15	16	16	26	46	45	43	43	31	28	27	25	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	—	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	41	23	17	36	64	102	89	84	76	72	65	59	55	—	22	21	21	16	16	17	16	14	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	135	73	35	31	31	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	7	12	13	18	35	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	84	59	0	59	59	0	84	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	93	93
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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