Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (09 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9290 | 7758 | 10579 | 7430 | 3528 | 2553 | 1906 | 1427 | 921 | 778 | 567 | 516 | 443 | 386 | 402 | 332 | 759 | 605 | 518 | 393 | 291 | 238 | 214 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.48m | 1:11AM1.52m | 1:36PM1.53m | 2:01AM1.56m | 2:29PM1.61m | 2:53AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.48m | 7:28AM0.42m | 7:45PM0.46m | 8:17AM0.39m | 8:42PM0.44m | 9:07AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
1265 | 1841 | 5397 | 4591 | 3528 | 2553 | 1906 | 1427 | 921 | 778 | 567 | 516 | 443 | 386 | 402 | 332 | 759 | 605 | 518 | 393 | 291 | 238 | 214 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 14 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 |
— | — | 1576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 496 | 377 | 336 | 24 | 106 | 236 | 295 | 20 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 20 | — | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 48 | 236 | 37 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 2 |
9290 | 7758 | 10579 | 7430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 166 | 121 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 124 |
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