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Whites Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 179 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 103 | 113 | 125 | 96 | 74 | 53 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 1.56 | 10:52AM 1.47 | 11:03PM 1.53 | 11:36AM 1.45 | 11:48PM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.56 | 4:35AM 0.57 | 4:46PM 0.59 | 5:20AM 0.58 | 5:33PM 0.60 | 6:09AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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