Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

10.7° C

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 12	S 16	ESE 12	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	13	15	21	14	25	20	20	33	35	35	37	81	89	166	221	237	295	402	493	493	620	612	581	559
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	N	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			6:24AM1.76m				6:51PM1.88m				7:19AM1.76m				7:46PM1.85m				8:15AM1.74m				8:40PM1.81m
Low Tide	00:15AM0.20m				12:36PM0.16m				1:11AM0.18m				1:32PM0.13m				2:07AM0.18m				2:25PM0.13m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	14	16	13	12	12	13	13	12	16	13	10	9	8	8	7	8	11	12	10	8	7
Feels °C	7	8	8	11	13	10	9	9	10	10	9	13	10	9	7	6	5	4	6	9	10	8	6	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NNE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	13	1	14	14	14	14	15	33	35	35	37	81	89	166	221	237	295	402	493	435	620	612	581	559
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 12	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	N 7	N 7	S 16	NNE 3	NNE 3	S 16	S 15	S 7	SSE 7	S 9	S 9	ESE 16	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	15	2	2	25	20	20	19	4	4	5	1	1	19	17	4	41	101	136	493	117	106	79	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	—	S 16	S 16	S 20	S 8	—	N 6	S 16	S 16	N 8	S 16	S 15	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 14	S 15	—	S 15	S 14	SSE 14	S 12
kJ	1	—	21	5	8	1	—	1	20	20	1	5	5	—	17	17	17	70	109	—	155	106	67	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	—	SSE 3	SE 3	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	—
kJ	10	2	2	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	1	—	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	93	68	51	51	0	61	0	51	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Clarence River		Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	1	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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