Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
237
227
227
190
186
154
137
107
107
81
109
109
122
117
110
106
92
202
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
0
NE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:48PM1.69m
2:17AM1.61m
2:46PM1.73m
3:15AM1.64m
3:42PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:10PM0.40m
8:28AM0.32m
9:07PM0.34m
9:22AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
7
6
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
15
11
9
10
9
8
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
9
11
8
6
6
4
4
8
10
9
9
9
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