
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 57 | 68 | 53 | 156 | 1228 | 1553 | 1132 | 796 | 543 | 431 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.72m | 11:28AM1.66m | 11:56PM1.66m | 12:21PM1.62m | 00:50AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.23m | 5:15AM0.29m | 5:34PM0.30m | 6:10AM0.34m | 6:30PM0.39m | 7:05AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
85 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 39 | 24 | 156 | 1228 | 1553 | 1132 | 796 | 543 | 431 | 377 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | S 18 | — | SSE 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 5 |
10 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 53 | 127 | 821 | — | 44 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | N 9 | SSE 14 | NNE 6 | S 9 | N 6 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 14 | SE 4 | SSE 15 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 42 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 8 | — | E 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 |
58 | 59 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | — | 14 | 2 | 68 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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