Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
S
13
1.4
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
36
34
21
21
41
39
37
14
24
23
19
16
57
68
53
156
1228
1553
1132
796
543
431
377
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
10
SSE
0
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:59PM1.72m
11:28AM1.66m
11:56PM1.66m
12:21PM1.62m
00:50AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.23m
5:15AM0.29m
5:34PM0.30m
6:10AM0.34m
6:30PM0.39m
7:05AM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
13
9
9
9
9
8
8
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
11
6
6
7
7
6
6
10
9
9
7
6
6
4
5
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
S
13
1.4
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
S
14
Energy kJ
85
36
34
20
6
18
5
37
14
14
14
19
14
57
39
24
156
1228
1553
1132
796
543
431
377
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
18
1.1
S
18
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
10
22
22
21
19
41
39
7
7
6
7
16
16
16
3
53
127
821
44
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
N
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
S
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
10
10
6
21
3
15
1
8
4
8
15
4
4
16
3
42
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
4
1.2
N
4
1.2
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
8
0.2
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
58
59
54
14
4
7
5
5
24
23
14
2
68
1
8
7
5
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
181
93
84
68
59
51
51
55
61
55
55
55
59
51
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
8
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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