Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
S
8
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
S
11
0.5
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
178
184
202
177
173
140
134
127
103
94
90
87
65
29
33
75
35
69
99
96
65
90
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:56AM1.47m
4:19PM1.54m
4:41AM1.51m
5:02PM1.57m
5:24AM1.56m
5:45PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.48m
10:29PM0.45m
10:50AM0.45m
11:13PM0.42m
11:37AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
8
11
12
11
8
7
6
6
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
7
10
14
17
15
10
Feels °C
0
0
5
8
8
8
5
3
2
2
8
9
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
10
12
11
6
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