Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 15 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 42 | 27 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 97 | 118 | 124 | 173 | 164 | 117 | 141 | 83 | 226 | 163 | 121 | 318 | 1216 | 1098 | 867 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.92m | 7:44AM1.77m | 8:10PM1.91m | 8:41AM1.76m | 9:06PM1.86m | 9:38AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.20m | 1:35AM0.21m | 1:53PM0.17m | 2:32AM0.20m | 2:49PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
69 | 42 | 27 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 63 | 118 | 124 | 173 | 164 | 117 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 57 | 85 | 281 | 1216 | 1098 | 867 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 20 | — | S 17 |
4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 68 | 67 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 97 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 107 | 121 | 288 | 7 | — | 694 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | — | — | E 19 |
17 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 318 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 97 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 141 | 83 | 226 | 163 | 94 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 93 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 73 | 84 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 105 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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