Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 610 | 679 | 679 | 711 | 690 | 615 | 569 | 569 | 461 | 384 | 378 | 297 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 142 | 140 | 102 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:09AM1.49m | 5:33PM1.57m | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:15PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.48m | 6:55PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.52m | 11:46PM0.54m | 11:58AM0.48m | 00:29AM0.50m | 12:42PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 546 | 610 | 679 | 679 | 711 | 690 | 615 | 569 | 569 | 461 | 384 | 378 | 297 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 142 | 140 | 102 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NNE 7 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 50 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 10 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 101 | 93 |
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