Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 113 | 108 | 135 | 141 | 106 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.48m | 3:30AM1.45m | 3:53PM1.50m | 4:18AM1.49m | 4:39PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.55m | 9:22PM0.50m | 9:33AM0.52m | 10:07PM0.46m | 10:24AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 113 | 108 | 135 | 141 | 106 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 59 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | S 13 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 26 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 97 | 99 | 61 | 61 | 0 |
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