Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
342
370
541
486
470
470
370
350
292
265
209
205
163
149
119
113
80
55
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:46PM1.66m
8:19AM1.66m
8:39PM1.63m
9:12AM1.67m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.28m
2:03AM0.31m
2:27PM0.34m
2:51AM0.35m
3:18PM0.41m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
9
8
11
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
11
15
16
12
9
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
8
6
10
11
11
11
8
7
5
5
8
12
12
9
6
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