Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 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
14.3° 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 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
15
14
14
5
19
24
24
22
21
21
71
350
836
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
W
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:27PM1.50m
11:02AM1.42m
11:13PM1.48m
11:47AM1.41m
00:03AM1.47m
12:33PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.55m
4:57PM0.56m
5:34AM0.53m
5:45PM0.55m
6:24AM0.51m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:22
5:21
5:19
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
6
15
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
11
10
9
11
16
17
12
13
14
14
13
14
12
14
12
10
9
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
9
13
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
NW
6
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
8
9
14
4
2
3
1
1
1
21
71
350
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
5
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
NNW
6
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
15
14
2
4
19
24
24
22
21
2
26
33
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
3
2
6
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
4
1.4
N
5
1.8
N
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
1.4
S
15
Energy kJ
35
35
35
44
48
61
58
82
181
100
104
88
73
72
22
14
2
836
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
124
124
105
111
109
111
124
124
293
105
104
101
93
93
69
51
51
93
61
51
51
0
61
124
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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