Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 250 | 205 | 197 | 149 | 119 | 113 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.63m | 9:12AM1.67m | 9:32PM1.59m | 10:01AM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.35m | 3:18PM0.41m | 3:38AM0.41m | 4:09PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 265 | 250 | 205 | 197 | 149 | 119 | 113 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 44 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 51 | 51 |
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