
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 204 | 141 | 193 | 166 | 339 | 274 | 298 | 310 | 322 | 316 | 274 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 98 | 73 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.72m | 1:53AM1.62m | 2:19PM1.69m | 2:46AM1.62m | 3:14PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.34m | 7:44PM0.35m | 8:02AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.33m | 8:55AM0.31m | 9:31PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
213 | 204 | 125 | 193 | 166 | 339 | 274 | 298 | 310 | 322 | 316 | 274 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 98 | 73 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
— | — | 131 | 130 | 97 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | S 15 | E 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 13 | SSE 9 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
225 | 165 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 99 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 57 |
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