Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

11.8° C

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	210	210	175	163	126	124	96	96	96	65	65	73	78	48	45	44	43	30	28	28	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	2:33AM1.61m					3:03PM1.72m				3:32AM1.65m				4:00PM1.79m				4:32AM1.69m				4:58PM1.85m
Low Tide			8:46AM0.34m					9:24PM0.38m				9:40AM0.30m				10:21PM0.31m				10:38AM0.25m				11:18PM0.25m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3
Temp °C	4	4	5	9	10	8	6	5	5	5	5	9	10	9	8	7	8	8	8	13	13	12	13	12
Feels °C	0	0	2	7	7	5	3	2	2	2	2	7	7	6	5	3	4	4	5	8	8	6	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	210	210	175	163	126	124	96	96	96	65	65	64	78	48	45	44	43	30	28	28	16	16	16	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 14	S 6	SSE 13	S 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	14	13	13	15	10	15	16	16	66	11	55	73	45	43	43	31	36	27	25	14	14	14	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 6	SSE 13	S 7	S 6	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	17	36	64	102	89	84	76	72	10	59	14	13	22	21	21	17	4	16	15	14	13	13	13	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	32	29	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	12	18	14	18	23	35	35	42
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	69	93	83	56
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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