Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.2°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
9
1.2
S
5
1.8
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
36
37
36
16
18
53
54
52
50
50
86
51
37
71
290
436
520
363
276
212
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
10
WNW
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
35
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:35PM1.69m
1:07AM1.60m
1:33PM1.70m
2:02AM1.61m
2:29PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.37m
6:57PM0.40m
7:17AM0.34m
7:55PM0.36m
8:11AM0.31m
8:49PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
4
1
9
21
12
5
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
15
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
15
13
14
13
11
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
Feels °C
5
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
9
12
7
2
2
0
1
1
2
4
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