Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.2° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
1.5
S
5
2.1
S
6
3
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
22
21
21
31
30
30
29
29
27
51
124
333
819
1372
1729
1788
1972
2091
1777
1423
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52AM1.71m
7:19PM1.78m
7:47AM1.69m
8:12PM1.74m
8:45AM1.68m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.20m
1:07PM0.15m
1:39AM0.21m
1:59PM0.18m
2:32AM0.24m
2:51PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
13
10
9
10
9
9
11
14
13
10
10
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
5
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
11
9
7
8
7
7
9
11
9
7
7
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
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