Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
5
2
S
6
2.3
S
7
3
S
7
3.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
44
44
41
39
38
37
38
54
49
31
18
17
146
312
494
984
1208
1504
607
293
147
288
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
45
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:16AM1.43m
9:28PM1.52m
10:01AM1.44m
10:14PM1.52m
10:46AM1.46m
11:03PM1.52m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.45m
3:13PM0.43m
3:48AM0.43m
3:56PM0.43m
4:31AM0.43m
4:41PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
8
1
1
4
1
1
1
4
3
2
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
6
8
7
8
11
9
8
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
2.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
10
Energy kJ
50
49
44
44
41
39
38
37
38
12
49
31
11
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
607
293
127
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
E
10
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
S
17
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
5
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.3
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
1
5
5
54
8
6
18
3
1
18
7
3
17
77
147
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
NNE
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.8
S
10
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
9
6
5
17
18
61
57
116
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
5
0.3
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
5
2
S
6
2.3
S
7
3
S
7
3.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
1.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
24
30
34
51
70
85
115
186
72
1
4
4
17
146
312
494
984
1208
1504
288
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
5
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
68
69
93
93
104
121
116
83
68
51
68
56
51
55
55
55
166
104
116
96
69
62
55
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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