Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2896 | 2467 | 1874 | 1502 | 1323 | 1741 | 1462 | 734 | 643 | 524 | 388 | 321 | 181 | 181 | 189 | 139 | 139 | 189 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.49m | 11:51AM1.55m | 00:23AM1.46m | 12:35PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.54m | 5:33AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.56m | 6:19AM0.59m | 6:56PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 45 | 1122 | 969 | 151 | 43 | 524 | 388 | 321 | 181 | 181 | 144 | 134 | 127 | 148 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 260 | — | — | 410 | 43 | 72 | 115 | 80 | 67 | 139 | 139 | 189 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 70 | 12 | 156 | 149 | 189 | 53 | 17 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2896 | 2467 | 1874 | 1502 | 1323 | 1741 | 1462 | 734 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 55 | 134 | 147 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 147 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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