Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 160 | 130 | 76 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 53 | 77 | 78 | 106 | 103 | 98 | 62 | 135 | 167 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.79m | 8:50PM1.69m | 9:20AM1.82m | 9:50PM1.69m | 10:17AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.33m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:01AM0.31m | 3:36PM0.33m | 3:55AM0.30m | 4:35PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 199 | 160 | 130 | 76 | 52 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 77 | 78 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 135 | 167 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | NW 3 | N 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | N 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 49 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 106 | 103 | 98 | 62 | 81 | 80 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 11 | NNW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 82 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 53 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 68 | 69 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 59 | 84 | 0 | 69 |
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