Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 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
12.1° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)91414141413131414141414141415151514141414141410141414151555666667777777777777714141414141413131311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8611117317116218518518919016916919012210717415118616298727156594160576966809113717018219224431728333431124319213411412711610990828313517425325225120025915612010889
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
0
SSE
0
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
1.55
12:13AM
1.55
12:38PM
1.52
1:02AM
1.52
1:28PM
1.52
1:49AM
1.49
2:16PM
1.53
2:36AM
1.48
3:04PM
1.55
3:23AM
1.48
3:50PM
1.57
4:11AM
1.48
4:36PM
1.59
4:57AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.40
5:51PM
0.46
6:27AM
0.45
6:45PM
0.54
7:16AM
0.49
7:40PM
0.59
8:01AM
0.52
8:34PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.55
9:24PM
0.62
9:25AM
0.56
10:10PM
0.61
10:09AM
0.56
10:52PM
0.59
10:56AM
0.54
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-
Sunset----5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C667101198891099889910111213141414151413111110101010101010101010988889988888891099987710
Feels °C (?)3348865579775688910111213131213131310988878877787555566544444575676447
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