Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2126
1979
1777
1665
1284
990
668
575
943
530
499
412
340
297
286
238
160
212
269
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:15PM1.57m
8:44AM1.49m
8:58PM1.57m
9:31AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.38m
2:36AM0.40m
2:45PM0.38m
3:17AM0.39m
3:28PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
5
5
4
4
6
11
13
9
6
5
4
5
8
14
15
12
8
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
0
0
3
8
9
4
1
1
-1
1
5
11
9
6
3
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