Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
875
1338
2687
3777
4997
5498
6396
6455
5407
5397
4208
2991
2717
1895
1592
1282
1221
1073
828
558
404
265
237
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
3:01PM1.59m
3:21AM1.52m
3:50PM1.60m
4:11AM1.51m
4:37PM1.61m
4:58AM1.51m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.46m
9:22PM0.55m
9:28AM0.50m
10:12PM0.56m
10:12AM0.53m
10:57PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
3
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.6
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
15
8
9
8
40
37
21
24
28
88
25
89
132
114
110
75
75
77
188
77
181
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
7
9
8
78
181
78
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
604
875
1338
2687
3777
4997
5498
6396
6455
5407
5397
4208
2991
2717
1895
1592
1282
1221
1073
828
558
404
265
180
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
55
55
55
208
152
147
147
55
147
147
147
147
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
84
84
84
84
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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