Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
2
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
8
2
S
8
2.3
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
78
164
321
320
196
140
69
314
274
302
507
517
382
324
398
201
190
189
197
162
154
122
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
WSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
S
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18AM1.44m
2:45PM1.50m
3:08AM1.45m
3:34PM1.52m
3:56AM1.47m
4:19PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.55m
9:01PM0.54m
9:09AM0.52m
9:46PM0.50m
10:00AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
9
9
6
6
6
6
7
10
9
7
6
5
4
4
7
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
5
7
3
3
6
7
2
1
1
4
4
5
3
2
3
2
0
0
4
7
8
6
5
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