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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
13.0° 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 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
458 | 437 | 424 | 411 | 318 | 313 | 308 | 298 | 293 | 295 | 278 | 128 | 237 | 637 | 1021 | 1121 | 980 | 1091 | 953 | 803 | 733 | 700 | 690 | 700 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.58m | 2:06AM1.59m | 2:31PM1.56m | 2:57AM1.56m | 3:24PM1.56m | 3:46AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.41m | 8:22AM0.40m | 8:46PM0.46m | 9:10AM0.43m | 9:43PM0.50m | 9:56AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
458 | 437 | 424 | 411 | 318 | 313 | 308 | 298 | 293 | 288 | 278 | 128 | 210 | 637 | 1021 | 1121 | 980 | 1091 | 953 | 803 | 733 | 700 | 690 | 700 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 18 |
10 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 104 | 45 | 237 | 198 | 464 | 514 | 368 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | S 15 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
— | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 17 | 10 | — | 11 | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | SSW 3 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 295 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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