Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
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)
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.7
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
192
653
591
423
280
85
75
130
96
92
74
72
72
74
75
121
76
72
70
67
106
113
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:58AM1.47m
3:26PM1.54m
3:47AM1.46m
4:13PM1.55m
4:33AM1.47m
4:58PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.56m
9:42PM0.57m
9:47AM0.53m
10:25PM0.54m
10:36AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
8
14
16
13
9
9
10
12
13
15
16
14
11
11
11
12
14
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
4
11
13
9
5
5
6
7
7
10
12
10
7
7
7
8
9
12
14
11
11
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