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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414131312121010101010101010995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26326618117416315710910194921711511034672454646302929271560
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		glassonononglasscross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.55
5:12PM
1.50
5:34AM
1.58
5:57PM
1.54
6:19AM
1.62
6:41PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.47
11:17PM
0.44
11:46AM
0.41
12:07AM
0.39
12:31PM
0.37
12:54AM
0.34
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----7:43-------7:42-------7:39--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111116171816141312121518181614131212172322191715
Feels °C (?)9915151615141211111617171514111010152020181613
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