Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)121111111111111313131312121212161514131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)807572485400350286286651623613492475432444355402902778595560413328250246
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
1.61
6:40PM
1.59
7:05AM
1.60
7:32PM
1.59
7:54AM
1.59
8:25PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.36
12:58AM
0.35
1:21PM
0.37
1:48AM
0.38
2:09PM
0.39
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:13--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111112131412111010101318191714131212141920171615
Feels °C (?)10101011121098881116161512111010121515141211
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