Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
15
1.3
S
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.7
S
14
1
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
76
121
121
73
70
68
70
113
980
399
528
522
200
468
642
458
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
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
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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