Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.8
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)966678888899101010111010101015151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168017060495865654481471472172692232412561911461437774222104101
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
1.42
1:30AM
1.48
1:56PM
1.43
2:21AM
1.50
2:46PM
1.47
3:09AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.55
7:50AM
0.52
8:00PM
0.52
8:38AM
0.47
8:50PM
0.48
9:23AM
0.42
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:55-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------61714132-------------
Temp. °C191716161616151616171717151516201917151413121517
Feels °C (?)18171515151514161616161714121417161512111091111
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