Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
109
120
98
94
92
238
246
333
434
380
291
223
237
197
162
129
152
123
89
46
38
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
5
WSW
5
N
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:15AM1.64m
3:42PM1.77m
4:12AM1.68m
4:37PM1.79m
5:07AM1.71m
5:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.28m
10:01PM0.28m
10:19AM0.23m
10:55PM0.23m
11:17AM0.19m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
13
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
4
6
11
9
8
8
6
5
5
6
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
7
10
10
10
9
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