Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
9
3
S
8
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2455
1314
897
794
692
640
548
433
373
301
253
214
197
159
156
168
139
121
94
94
94
71
71
106
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:10PM1.59m
1:37AM1.58m
2:06PM1.65m
2:33AM1.61m
3:03PM1.72m
3:32AM1.65m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.46m
7:53AM0.38m
8:24PM0.43m
8:46AM0.34m
9:24PM0.38m
9:40AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
10
10
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
9
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
6
5
3
2
1
1
0
1
6
6
5
3
2
0
1
2
7
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