Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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
14.7° 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 6AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
2.5
ESE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.2
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)999999101099911999989999899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35593418347232803199338937603994313733983129150729342746239515921058972645900795504225149
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
1.86
9:21AM
1.72
9:47PM
1.86
10:21AM
1.70
10:44PM
1.82
11:18AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.30
3:26PM
0.28
4:06AM
0.30
4:24PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.31
5:23PM
0.30
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C1099910111099109891110987768121210
Feels °C (?)-2-3-3-2-100-102212323333241098
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