Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
ESE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
2.3
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111161111111115106141413131311101191114141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401401321239190887958169109118581339915681337331343166240624580563469
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
0
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offononglassglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
1.59
5:25AM
1.62
5:50PM
1.58
6:15AM
1.61
6:40PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.34
11:11PM
0.33
11:38AM
0.35
12:06AM
0.34
12:29PM
0.36
12:58AM
0.35
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:17-------7:15----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182218151414141414111111111110101214141211111111
Feels °C (?)1722161414151413106778988101212109999
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