Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 76 | 121 | 121 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 113 | 980 | 399 | 528 | 522 | 200 | 468 | 642 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:33AM1.47m | 4:58PM1.56m | 5:17AM1.49m | 5:40PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.54m | 10:36AM0.49m | 11:09PM0.50m | 11:25AM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 76 | 121 | 121 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 113 | 17 | 110 | 139 | 121 | 75 | 468 | 642 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 14 | S 6 | SE 12 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 399 | 528 | 522 | 200 | 28 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 166 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | S 17 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 980 | — | 214 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 84 | 99 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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