
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 144 | 727 | 2584 | 2985 | 3913 | 4036 | 3664 | 3346 | 3225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.66m | 10:03PM1.55m | 10:27AM1.64m | 10:52PM1.52m | 11:09AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.49m | 4:39PM0.51m | 4:49AM0.54m | 5:24PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 5 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 56 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 9 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 14 | NNE 6 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | S 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | WNW 4 | S 14 | S 10 | E 6 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | S 6 | NNW 7 | S 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
11 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 60 | — | 16 | 135 | 13 | 31 | 144 | 727 | 2584 | 2985 | 3913 | 4036 | 3664 | 3346 | 3225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 84 | 105 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 109 | 84 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 152 | 55 | 155 | 166 | 155 |
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