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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
335 | 294 | 246 | 335 | 180 | 163 | 144 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 112 | 110 | 80 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.58m | 5:45AM1.55m | 6:12PM1.60m | 6:33AM1.54m | 7:00PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.43m | 11:42PM0.46m | 11:55AM0.45m | 00:30AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.48m | 1:14AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
35 | 65 | 246 | 335 | 180 | 116 | 77 | 58 | 62 | 50 | 112 | 110 | 80 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
16 | 4 | 176 | 165 | 167 | 163 | 144 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
335 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 84 | 246 | 93 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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