Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 308 | 286 | 265 | 257 | 275 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.42m | 9:56PM1.50m | 10:32AM1.41m | 10:42PM1.48m | 11:16AM1.41m | 11:31PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.51m | 3:41PM0.51m | 4:18AM0.49m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:03AM0.48m | 5:12PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 265 | 257 | 275 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | S 11 | NNE 5 | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 21 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | E 8 | S 12 | — | S 14 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 9 | E 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | 308 | 286 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 68 | 105 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whites Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest