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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (26 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010913131313131312121111111011149998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1818171777141435353429271110922548621
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
1.42
11:15AM
1.51
11:51PM
1.42
12:03PM
1.50
12:36AM
1.43
12:53PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.51
5:37PM
0.49
5:46AM
0.49
6:24PM
0.47
6:35AM
0.47
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:47-------5:47-------5:46----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:35-------8:36
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----111-----1121--17----
Temp. °C161516161718181817171717181918181817171720242522
Feels °C (?)141415141415151615151616151616161817171719222321
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