Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 119 | 103 | 76 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.72m | 3:32AM1.65m | 4:00PM1.79m | 4:32AM1.69m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:29AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.38m | 9:40AM0.30m | 10:21PM0.31m | 10:38AM0.25m | 11:18PM0.25m | 11:37AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 65 | 103 | 76 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 84 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 119 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 22 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 64 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 57 |
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