Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
470
470
370
350
292
265
209
205
163
149
119
113
57
55
21
26
17
17
35
18
11
18
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:19AM1.66m
8:39PM1.63m
9:12AM1.67m
9:32PM1.59m
10:01AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.31m
2:27PM0.34m
2:51AM0.35m
3:18PM0.41m
3:38AM0.41m
4:09PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
11
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
11
15
16
12
9
8
8
8
12
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
10
11
11
11
8
7
5
6
8
12
12
9
7
4
4
4
8
11
10
8
8
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