Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
41
37
28
50
71
107
101
87
57
70
73
68
67
43
41
40
45
48
48
48
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM1.49m
4:39PM1.54m
5:04AM1.55m
5:25PM1.58m
5:50AM1.62m
6:12PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.49m
10:50PM0.43m
11:15AM0.46m
11:35PM0.40m
12:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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7:52
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7:53
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Temp °C
11
11
15
17
17
17
15
12
11
11
17
22
25
21
16
13
11
10
16
21
20
18
14
Feels °C
11
10
14
16
15
16
13
9
8
9
15
19
21
19
13
10
8
7
13
18
19
16
12
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