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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.3° 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 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)14141413131212111010665999988111110109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616413690557367555149184122492841785551352422353217
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
1.50
2:15AM
1.56
2:38PM
1.48
3:03AM
1.55
3:25PM
1.47
3:52AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.58
8:00PM
0.55
8:35AM
0.61
8:45PM
0.57
9:25AM
0.61
9:29PM
0.57
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:31----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172224221716161619201917141313131821222419171616
Feels °C (?)162021191615151618181515131212121821212318161516
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