Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is

12.1° C

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	548	455	356	301	253	214	197	163	163	159	126	124	96	96	96	73	121	104	54	47	44	46	36	35
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			2:06PM1.65m				2:33AM1.61m					3:03PM1.72m				3:32AM1.65m				4:00PM1.79m				4:32AM1.69m
Low Tide	7:53AM0.38m				8:24PM0.43m				8:46AM0.34m					9:24PM0.38m				9:40AM0.30m				10:21PM0.31m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	9	11	7	6	5	5	4	5	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	5	9	10	9	8	7	9	10
Feels °C	1	5	6	3	2	1	1	0	2	6	6	4	3	2	0	1	2	6	7	6	5	4	4	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	548	455	356	301	253	214	197	163	163	159	126	124	96	96	96	73	65	64	45	44	43	46	36	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 6	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	79	79	80	24	24	16	14	13	13	102	15	35	35	34	31	10	121	104	54	47	44	42	27	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	—	—	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	41	23	17	36	64	13	89	84	76	72	66	60	—	—	23	21	21	17	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3
kJ	233	168	226	194	112	73	54	46	39	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	7	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	84	121	84	84	84	84	0	0	0	0	84	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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