Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
S
8
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.4
S
5
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
42
75
42
101
99
96
95
89
85
57
94
56
94
445
526
659
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:24AM1.56m
5:45PM1.61m
6:07AM1.60m
6:29PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.42m
11:37AM0.41m
11:58PM0.39m
12:22PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:05
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7:24
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
10
9
9
7
10
14
17
14
10
11
13
13
15
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
7
6
7
4
7
10
12
10
6
6
8
9
11
4
6
4
4
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