
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 120 | 438 | 871 | 993 | 1169 | 1059 | 771 | 247 | 255 | 254 | 297 | 737 | 1082 | 1255 | 1254 | 1245 | 796 | 432 | 563 | 554 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.52m | 10:46AM1.46m | 11:03PM1.52m | 11:31AM1.49m | 11:54PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.43m | 4:31AM0.43m | 4:41PM0.44m | 5:17AM0.43m | 5:31PM0.45m | 6:07AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 64 | 255 | 234 | 235 | 48 | 351 | 42 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 375 | 360 | 474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | E 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
5 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 32 | 70 | 49 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 16 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 43 | 16 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
15 | 3 | — | 19 | 120 | 438 | 871 | 993 | 1169 | 1059 | 771 | 247 | 83 | 254 | 297 | 737 | 1082 | 1255 | 1254 | 1245 | 796 | 432 | 563 | 554 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 105 | 105 | 64 | 116 | 105 | 105 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 69 | 121 | 96 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 147 |
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