Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.5° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.8
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
54
55
54
54
49
34
33
33
21
21
20
214
321
415
320
270
114
104
102
101
58
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM1.65m
4:17PM1.71m
4:43AM1.66m
5:09PM1.71m
5:34AM1.66m
6:01PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.25m
10:31PM0.26m
10:56AM0.23m
11:24PM0.26m
11:51AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
3
3
1
Temp °C
7
6
9
13
14
11
9
9
8
9
10
9
7
8
6
4
3
3
7
12
15
13
9
Feels °C
4
3
7
9
9
6
5
4
3
5
8
4
2
3
1
0
-1
-1
3
8
12
10
5
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