
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 58 | 96 | 84 | 122 | 243 | 320 | 588 | 1233 | 1657 | 1587 | 1251 | 986 | 361 | 226 | 188 | 157 | 461 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.66m | 6:01PM1.71m | 6:27AM1.66m | 6:53PM1.69m | 7:23AM1.66m | 7:46PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.22m | 00:18AM0.27m | 12:44PM0.24m | 1:12AM0.28m | 1:36PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 |
110 | 70 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 96 | 84 | 16 | 37 | 75 | 588 | 1233 | 1657 | 1587 | 1251 | 986 | 212 | 226 | 188 | 154 | 461 | 245 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | SSE 14 |
109 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 122 | 243 | 320 | 56 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 361 | 215 | 160 | 157 | 2 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | N 17 | N 17 | NW 17 | SE 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | — | S 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 84 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 51 |
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