Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
483
473
332
261
195
122
82
62
54
38
37
36
40
43
49
53
53
54
69
57
51
50
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:02AM1.61m
2:29PM1.71m
2:57AM1.63m
3:24PM1.71m
3:51AM1.65m
4:17PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.31m
8:49PM0.31m
9:05AM0.27m
9:40PM0.28m
10:00AM0.25m
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
12
7
7
5
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
5
4
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
12
13
10
8
Feels °C
2
-1
0
1
1
2
4
4
2
0
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
9
8
5
5
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