Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 206 | 191 | 186 | 229 | 223 | 210 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 249 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 390 | 563 | 555 | 620 | 700 | 689 | 669 | 690 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.49m | 4:04PM1.59m | 4:25AM1.49m | 4:49PM1.58m | 5:09AM1.49m | 5:33PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.55m | 10:22PM0.58m | 10:24AM0.54m | 11:04PM0.56m | 11:12AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 186 | 128 | 102 | 102 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 198 | 249 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 390 | 563 | 555 | 620 | 700 | 689 | 669 | 690 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 220 | 199 | 191 | 186 | 229 | 223 | 210 | 201 | 198 | 53 | 53 | 66 | 53 | 51 | 40 | 12 | 58 | 38 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 275 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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