
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
43 | 42 | 75 | 42 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 57 | 94 | 56 | 94 | 445 | 526 | 659 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:24AM1.56m | 5:45PM1.61m | 6:07AM1.60m | 6:29PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.42m | 11:37AM0.41m | 11:58PM0.39m | 12:22PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 |
28 | 28 | 75 | 42 | 44 | 39 | 58 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 57 | 94 | 56 | 42 | 54 | 136 | 461 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | NNE 5 | ESE 15 | N 6 | ESE 14 |
36 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | S 13 | SSE 11 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | N 4 | N 6 | S 16 | S 15 |
42 | 42 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | NNW 5 | N 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 94 | 445 | 526 | 659 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 376 | 51 | 0 |
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