Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
1.5
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
S
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
58
96
84
122
240
390
874
1367
1680
1553
1251
943
350
226
188
188
192
273
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:01PM1.71m
6:27AM1.66m
6:53PM1.69m
7:23AM1.66m
7:46PM1.66m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
1:12AM0.28m
1:36PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
8
6
5
5
10
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
11
6
5
6
4
6
8
9
8
5
2
1
1
7
9
8
7
7
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