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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
64 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 142 | 275 | 370 | 477 | 530 | 474 | 414 | 347 | 274 | 242 | 229 | 167 | 160 | 118 | 108 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.65m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:27AM1.61m | 2:49PM1.57m | 3:17AM1.58m | 3:42PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.33m | 7:52AM0.36m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:42AM0.37m | 9:01PM0.39m | 9:30AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
45 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 142 | 275 | 370 | 477 | 530 | 474 | 414 | 347 | 274 | 242 | 229 | 167 | 160 | 118 | 108 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 5 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | S 13 |
64 | 57 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 298 | 258 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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