Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 70 | 113 | 215 | 725 | 493 | 240 | 268 | 411 | 536 | 419 | 361 | 280 | 263 | 210 | 164 | 147 | 106 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.56m | 5:17AM1.49m | 5:40PM1.57m | 5:59AM1.51m | 6:21PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.50m | 11:25AM0.45m | 11:53PM0.45m | 12:10PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 70 | 113 | 215 | 725 | 104 | 87 | 70 | 411 | 536 | 419 | 361 | 280 | 263 | 210 | 164 | 147 | 106 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | N 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 493 | 206 | 268 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 16 | 240 | 176 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | S 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 109 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 100 | 131 | 166 | 87 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 55 | 96 | 69 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 116 | 116 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
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