Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
1.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1165
1011
909
692
567
471
377
517
362
240
554
414
485
427
523
402
373
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:32PM1.56m
11:56AM1.60m
00:26AM1.57m
12:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.41m
6:07PM0.45m
6:38AM0.39m
7:08PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
3
3
4
8
8
8
6
5
4
3
4
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
-1
-1
1
6
5
6
3
2
0
-1
0
4
6
5
5
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