Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 6 | S 14 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.65m | 8:22PM1.60m | 8:54AM1.66m | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:42AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.37m | 2:16PM0.39m | 2:34AM0.40m | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:52PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | N 6 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NNE 3 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 9 | S 14 | N 6 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | E 6 | NE 7 | N 8 | E 6 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 93 | 99 | 276 | 166 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 59 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 68 | 77 | 64 | 93 | 59 | 105 | 59 | 104 | 84 | 105 | 59 |
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