Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

13.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (15 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	3	!	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 8	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	4	4	27	15	16	18	25	54	808	2351	2924	3393	3930	3367	3069	2520	2138	1869	2187	1720	961	735	547	459
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	S	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	SW	E	ESE	ESE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	10:03PM1.55m				10:27AM1.64m				10:52PM1.52m				11:09AM1.59m				11:39PM1.49m				11:51AM1.55m
Low Tide			4:05AM0.49m				4:39PM0.51m				4:49AM0.54m				5:24PM0.54m				5:33AM0.57m				6:08PM0.56m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
mm	5	3	1	—	—	2	4	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	12	13	12	10	9	8	7	7	8	9	10	9	7	5	5	5	10	12	12	10	8
Feels °C	10	11	12	11	11	10	8	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	7	8	8	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	NNE 6	NNE 4	S 6	NNE 5	NNE 4	SSE 7	SSE 8	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	4	15	8	15	2	2	17	20	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	22	1478	1163	961	735	547	459
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	NE 5	S 9	S 13	S 8	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 13	SSW 10	S 10	SE 11
kJ	1	3	6	7	7	4	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	600	156	410	250	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 14	NNE 6	S 10	S 13	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	SE 12
kJ	—	4	4	8	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	S 5	NNW 6	S 6	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 8	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSW 12	—	—
kJ	59	26	27	95	16	18	25	54	808	2351	2924	3393	3930	3367	3069	2520	2138	1869	2187	1720	459	636	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Magnets Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Magnets Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	59	64	56	57	59	84	55	55	55	64	64	55	55	204	134	149	147	104	84	0	208	247	84	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu	Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Clarence River	Clarence River												Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Clarence River			Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1												4	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Back Strands Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haakgat South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Beach Road South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Tokomaru Bay New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5

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