Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.8° 

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
48
44
43
43
30
29
28
16
16
16
15
7
8
8
9
9
7
8
8
17
15
21
14
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:00PM1.79m
4:32AM1.69m
4:58PM1.85m
5:29AM1.73m
5:55PM1.88m
6:24AM1.76m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.31m
10:38AM0.25m
11:18PM0.25m
11:37AM0.20m
00:15AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
6
6
8
8
8
12
13
12
13
12
10
9
9
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
Feels °C
7
5
3
2
4
3
4
7
8
7
7
9
7
6
6
10
10
9
10
10
7
8
8
11
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