Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313121212121111111111101010556615156666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)683560413328250199186138123916434333332363436454349515037
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffonononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
1.59
8:25PM
1.61
8:43AM
1.57
9:15PM
1.61
9:31AM
1.54
10:00PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.39
2:36AM
0.42
2:55PM
0.43
3:22AM
0.47
3:38PM
0.47
4:07AM
0.51
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:10-------7:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141919171413121216212115131313131315151312131313
Feels °C (?)1115141412109913171714121212121213121110111111
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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