Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
1.7
S
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
SSE
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
24
19
20
23
22
20
19
19
19
18
18
177
284
149
81
47
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM1.66m
3:39AM1.61m
4:07PM1.65m
4:31AM1.60m
4:58PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.32m
9:48AM0.30m
10:21PM0.31m
10:43AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:35
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Temp °C
16
12
8
7
7
7
11
16
18
14
11
10
9
9
13
14
14
11
10
Feels °C
11
7
4
3
3
3
7
12
14
12
9
8
7
6
9
8
8
7
7
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