Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
105
83
111
109
109
120
98
94
116
230
252
482
775
548
429
360
315
274
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:46PM1.73m
3:15AM1.64m
3:42PM1.77m
4:12AM1.68m
4:37PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.34m
9:22AM0.28m
10:01PM0.28m
10:19AM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
9
9
8
9
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
11
8
7
5
5
4
6
11
8
8
7
6
4
3
5
8
9
8
6
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