Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 16 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.79m | 4:32AM1.69m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:29AM1.73m | 5:55PM1.88m | 6:24AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.31m | 10:38AM0.25m | 11:18PM0.25m | 11:37AM0.20m | 00:15AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | E 13 | N 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 15 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | N 5 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 171 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 56 |
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