Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 52 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.67m | 2:28AM1.61m | 2:59PM1.63m | 3:21AM1.59m | 3:50PM1.60m | 4:15AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.33m | 8:39AM0.32m | 9:15PM0.34m | 9:34AM0.36m | 10:04PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 52 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 12 | 32 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 96 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 93 |
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