Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.8° 

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
215
283
651
1706
1652
1288
973
754
622
580
465
355
339
248
236
179
161
158
115
73
49
49
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:02AM1.66m
11:27PM1.64m
11:55AM1.63m
00:20AM1.60m
12:46PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.30m
5:06PM0.35m
5:39AM0.36m
6:03PM0.44m
6:32AM0.41m
7:01PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
10
8
8
6
5
5
5
10
12
10
8
7
7
7
7
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
5
4
6
7
7
6
6
3
2
2
2
7
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
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