Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1095
929
786
563
447
361
274
209
158
121
82
78
73
50
48
29
28
39
40
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
45
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:19PM1.60m
10:45AM1.66m
11:16PM1.59m
11:39AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.40m
4:25AM0.39m
4:55PM0.42m
5:22AM0.39m
5:55PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
10
10
14
17
18
14
12
12
13
15
16
17
15
12
10
Feels °C
11
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
7
11
10
7
6
5
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