Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
82
70
48
47
37
35
33
32
31
17
17
32
35
20
55
52
48
50
75
72
44
41
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26PM1.56m
7:46AM1.46m
8:05PM1.55m
8:31AM1.44m
8:45PM1.53m
9:16AM1.43m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.51m
1:51PM0.47m
2:25AM0.48m
2:32PM0.45m
3:07AM0.45m
3:13PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
5
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
10
12
9
8
7
7
7
8
12
14
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
4
8
10
6
5
4
3
3
4
8
9
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
121
82
70
48
47
26
26
25
32
31
17
17
32
35
20
55
52
48
50
75
72
44
41
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
S
7
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
28
29
31
38
14
37
35
33
14
13
3
4
2
4
15
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
42
40
39
37
37
18
15
15
4
4
5
5
4
4
1
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
N
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
6
7
7
2
4
5
4
4
5
17
18
19
19
20
19
42
70
85
125
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
51
51
51
51
84
59
51
51
93
64
0
104
104
109
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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