Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 304 | 290 | 277 | 252 | 244 | 189 | 167 | 116 | 83 | 75 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 67 | 575 | 1007 | 1447 | 1905 | 2771 | 3938 | 4312 | 4137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.59m | 1:41AM1.58m | 2:08PM1.58m | 2:31AM1.55m | 3:01PM1.59m | 3:21AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.38m | 7:28PM0.47m | 7:57AM0.42m | 8:26PM0.52m | 8:44AM0.46m | 9:22PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 405 | 304 | 290 | 277 | 252 | 244 | 189 | 167 | 116 | 83 | 75 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NNW 9 | E 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | S 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | E 8 | — | S 10 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | — | 46 | 67 | 575 | 1007 | 1447 | 1905 | 2771 | 3938 | 4312 | 4137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 149 | 147 | 55 | 147 | 147 |
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