
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
290 | 277 | 252 | 244 | 236 | 167 | 116 | 83 | 75 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 65 | 166 | 846 | 1572 | 1882 | 2160 | 2296 | 2736 | 3203 | 3839 | 4341 | 3759 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.59m | 1:41AM1.58m | 2:08PM1.58m | 2:31AM1.55m | 3:01PM1.59m | 3:21AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.47m | 7:57AM0.42m | 8:26PM0.52m | 8:44AM0.46m | 9:22PM0.55m | 9:28AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | ESE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
290 | 277 | 252 | 244 | 236 | 167 | 116 | 83 | 75 | 50 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 22 | — | 127 | 27 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | N 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | — | — | N 4 | — | N 3 | ESE 8 | — | S 10 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | — | 65 | 166 | 846 | 1572 | 1882 | 2160 | 2296 | 2736 | 3203 | 3839 | 4341 | 3759 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 132 |
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