Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.8°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
3
2
0
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
1.2
SSW
4
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.6
S
5
2.4
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
53
504
1124
1112
1915
2718
1997
1121
391
370
259
169
135
110
110
108
79
136
640
437
310
183
Wind (km/h)
40
W
20
SSW
5
WNW
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SE
25
SSE
20
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM1.47m
1:04PM1.52m
1:30AM1.45m
1:55PM1.50m
2:18AM1.44m
2:45PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.59m
7:27PM0.59m
7:34AM0.58m
8:15PM0.57m
8:20AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
8
11
12
11
10
7
7
7
6
10
15
16
15
11
10
9
9
7
7
8
9
6
Feels °C
4
2
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
2
7
12
13
13
8
6
5
6
2
2
5
7
3
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