Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)91010999999999998888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3326383536883195299629982883269717911618134311871323129462147532225017617613010610673
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.86
10:21AM
1.70
10:44PM
1.82
11:18AM
1.69
11:41PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.28
4:06AM
0.30
4:24PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.31
5:23PM
0.30
6:03AM
0.33
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91010101091011121087789131311119881014
Feels °C (?)00011122543334691099755812
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