Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 279 | 452 | 765 | 829 | 442 | 332 | 245 | 205 | 150 | 125 | 156 | 345 | 474 | 476 | 577 | 764 | 1175 | 1350 | 1077 | 1005 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.60m | 7:29PM1.64m | 7:54AM1.64m | 8:16PM1.66m | 8:45AM1.68m | 9:08PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.38m | 1:45AM0.37m | 2:07PM0.36m | 2:33AM0.35m | 2:56PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 94 | 6 | 54 | 470 | 472 | 442 | 332 | 245 | 205 | 150 | 125 | 74 | 345 | 474 | 476 | 577 | 764 | 1175 | 1350 | 1077 | 1005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 42 | 42 | 136 | 131 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 156 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | N 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 28 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 279 | 452 | 765 | 829 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 55 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 236 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 66 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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