Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
410
448
748
1527
2451
3446
3463
3254
2936
2690
2149
1102
1060
959
859
745
575
442
701
542
253
210
205
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:19PM1.53m
00:45AM1.55m
1:10PM1.59m
1:37AM1.58m
2:06PM1.65m
2:33AM1.61m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.42m
6:25PM0.46m
7:00AM0.41m
7:23PM0.46m
7:53AM0.38m
8:24PM0.43m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
7
6
5
4
3
4
8
9
7
5
4
4
4
Feels °C
6
6
4
2
1
0
-1
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
3
3
3
1
-1
0
0
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