Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
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)
2.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1
SE
12
1.6
SE
10
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1633
2026
1165
1011
909
692
567
471
377
517
369
291
500
414
366
341
307
402
299
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:32PM1.56m
11:56AM1.60m
00:26AM1.57m
12:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.43m
5:42AM0.41m
6:07PM0.45m
6:38AM0.39m
7:08PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
5
4
3
4
4
8
8
7
5
4
4
3
4
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
2
1
-1
0
1
6
5
5
2
0
0
-1
0
4
6
5
5
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