
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
173 | 342 | 370 | 541 | 486 | 470 | 470 | 370 | 350 | 292 | 265 | 209 | 205 | 163 | 149 | 119 | 113 | 80 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.66m | 8:19AM1.66m | 8:39PM1.63m | 9:12AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.28m | 2:03AM0.31m | 2:27PM0.34m | 2:51AM0.35m | 3:18PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
154 | 342 | 370 | 541 | 486 | 470 | 470 | 370 | 350 | 292 | 265 | 209 | 205 | 163 | 149 | 119 | 113 | 80 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
173 | 184 | 205 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | — | N 2 | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | |||||||||||||||||||
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