Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
130
133
94
58
58
57
52
57
55
40
41
51
62
65
68
64
55
60
59
38
49
49
49
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:41PM1.77m
12:12PM1.67m
00:38AM1.70m
1:04PM1.63m
1:34AM1.65m
1:57PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.33m
6:21PM0.31m
6:58AM0.34m
7:15PM0.33m
7:52AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:39
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
9
8
7
8
9
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
15
16
13
11
11
10
9
11
16
18
14
7
6
4
5
7
11
11
10
8
8
6
6
9
13
14
12
10
10
8
6
9
13
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
NNE
5
Energy kJ
124
101
83
83
58
58
57
42
57
55
40
41
51
56
65
45
45
41
60
59
38
37
24
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
161
130
133
94
46
44
54
52
38
38
20
12
37
62
64
68
64
55
35
36
30
49
49
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
11
3
3
3
47
43
37
25
16
16
14
32
12
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
2
1
1
2
5
12
26
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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