Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

11.6° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	96	96	96	73	119	103	53	48	44	44	43	29	28	28	16	16	16	15	7	8	8	8	9	7
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				3:32AM1.65m				4:00PM1.79m				4:32AM1.69m				4:58PM1.85m				5:29AM1.73m				5:55PM1.88m
Low Tide		9:24PM0.38m				9:40AM0.30m				10:21PM0.31m				10:38AM0.25m				11:18PM0.25m				11:37AM0.20m


	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	5	4	4	5	9	10	9	8	7	8	7	8	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	13	15	12
Feels °C	3	2	1	1	2	6	7	6	5	3	4	3	4	7	8	8	8	7	10	7	7	10	11	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	ESE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	96	96	96	73	65	103	45	48	44	44	43	27	28	28	16	16	16	15	7	25	8	8	9	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 13	S 13	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	23	16	15	59	119	46	53	43	42	31	36	29	25	25	14	14	14	6	6	8	5	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 6	—	—	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 14	SSE 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 8	S 12	—	E 15	E 14
kJ	76	72	65	9	—	—	20	21	21	17	16	17	15	17	13	13	13	3	3	6	3	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NW 2	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	5	8	6	11	23	30	33	14	12	2	11	8	11	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Rabbit Island Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Magnets Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	93	93	77	56	55	56	55	64	64
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Waipapa Bay	Waipapa Bay	Blue Duck Stream	Kekerengu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu		Meatworks			Whale Watch Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1		1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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