Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
17
0.6
ESE
17
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
15
1.2
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1
SSE
23
1.1
SSE
23
1.1
SSE
22
0.9
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
164
219
237
295
397
499
493
575
612
581
653
551
537
515
1150
1325
1245
608
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:46PM1.85m
8:15AM1.74m
8:40PM1.81m
9:11AM1.71m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.13m
2:07AM0.18m
2:25PM0.13m
3:00AM0.20m
3:18PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
11
12
9
7
7
6
5
5
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
6
5
3
3
3
9
10
8
5
5
3
2
2
8
9
8
6
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