Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2411 | 2152 | 1755 | 1299 | 891 | 871 | 768 | 447 | 432 | 224 | 237 | 242 | 235 | 521 | 1110 | 1010 | 1949 | 3666 | 4220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.69m | 9:41AM1.67m | 10:02PM1.65m | 10:33AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.24m | 3:22AM0.28m | 3:44PM0.33m | 4:12AM0.34m | 4:38PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 80 | 643 | 532 | 72 | 353 | 224 | 198 | 242 | 211 | 227 | 485 | 67 | 25 | — | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 78 | 74 | 22 | 70 | 107 | 80 | 36 | 97 | 134 | 86 | 31 | 20 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 22 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2411 | 2152 | 1755 | 1299 | 891 | 871 | 768 | 447 | 432 | 62 | 237 | 134 | 235 | 521 | 1110 | 1010 | 1949 | 3666 | 4220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 132 | 132 | 116 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 155 |
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