Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 81 | 89 | 166 | 221 | 237 | 295 | 362 | 522 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.88m | 6:24AM1.76m | 6:51PM1.88m | 7:19AM1.76m | 7:46PM1.85m | 8:15AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.20m | 12:36PM0.16m | 1:11AM0.18m | 1:32PM0.13m | 2:07AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 81 | 89 | 166 | 221 | 237 | 295 | 362 | 522 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | E 13 | N 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | N 7 | NNE 7 | S 16 | N 3 | S 15 | NNE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 157 | 481 | 487 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | N 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 8 | N 5 | NW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 4 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 23 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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