Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.9
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
28
29
26
69
253
568
1223
2180
2771
2670
2733
2431
2187
1733
1363
1179
909
682
580
505
447
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:47AM1.69m
8:12PM1.74m
8:45AM1.68m
9:06PM1.69m
9:41AM1.67m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.21m
1:59PM0.18m
2:32AM0.24m
2:51PM0.24m
3:22AM0.28m
3:44PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
12
11
11
10
7
7
6
8
8
7
7
7
5
4
5
8
9
6
4
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
10
8
8
5
0
-1
-4
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
2
4
2
1
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