Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.7
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
6
6
14
16
16
17
17
22
47
105
153
240
230
192
199
191
186
229
220
207
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:28PM1.60m
2:48AM1.51m
3:16PM1.59m
3:37AM1.49m
4:04PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.51m
8:51PM0.58m
8:54AM0.54m
9:38PM0.58m
9:38AM0.55m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
6
5
6
8
8
7
5
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
7
7
8
7
5
6
6
5
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
4
2
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