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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.6
WNW
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)14131313131551515131211111012121111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4333340237190528452495385511390286229216208204163160128
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
25
WNW
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononcrossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
1.56
2:07AM
1.57
2:30PM
1.53
2:57AM
1.57
3:18PM
1.50
3:46AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.49
7:55PM
0.45
8:21AM
0.55
8:43PM
0.50
9:17AM
0.59
9:27PM
0.54
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---8:59-------8:59-------8:58----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C232525222019191314161514131211111721211915151515
Feels °C (?)1818181714131510121312111111991517161413151515
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