Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
435
327
290
265
195
177
121
85
54
34
20
21
41
39
37
14
31
14
17
48
64
37
86
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
20
NW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:02PM1.79m
10:33AM1.70m
10:59PM1.72m
11:28AM1.66m
11:56PM1.66m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.18m
4:20AM0.24m
4:38PM0.23m
5:15AM0.29m
5:34PM0.30m
6:10AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
9
7
8
10
11
13
16
17
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
9
5
3
4
6
8
10
10
10
9
10
13
12
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
8
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
6
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
527
435
327
290
265
195
177
121
85
54
34
20
6
18
10
7
3
31
14
14
15
15
15
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
7
6
3
1
6
11
11
10
5
22
14
15
21
41
39
5
4
1
8
4
4
16
32
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
NE
5
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
3
6
12
1
10
22
4
2
3
7
37
14
1
8
4
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
12
13
1
1
5
8
9
29
71
63
65
12
11
19
6
2
1
3
17
48
64
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
93
105
51
51
57
56
51
51
51
51
51
55
69
55
84
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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