Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
692
610
455
373
301
253
214
197
163
163
159
168
124
121
96
94
65
119
101
53
45
43
41
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:37AM1.58m
2:06PM1.65m
2:33AM1.61m
3:03PM1.72m
3:32AM1.65m
4:00PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.38m
8:24PM0.43m
8:46AM0.34m
9:24PM0.38m
9:40AM0.30m
10:21PM0.31m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
5
9
10
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
9
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
-1
0
1
5
5
3
3
1
1
0
1
6
6
5
3
2
0
1
2
6
7
6
5
4
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