
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
786 | 563 | 454 | 361 | 274 | 205 | 158 | 119 | 117 | 78 | 73 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.60m | 10:45AM1.66m | 11:16PM1.59m | 11:39AM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.39m | 4:55PM0.42m | 5:22AM0.39m | 5:55PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
786 | 563 | 454 | 361 | 274 | 205 | 158 | 119 | 117 | 78 | 73 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 7 |
— | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | N 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 77 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 104 | 276 | 308 | 293 |
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