Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
14
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
49
49
50
142
347
453
465
435
394
345
294
274
242
184
163
125
110
78
74
50
48
33
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
1:57PM1.60m
2:27AM1.61m
2:49PM1.57m
3:17AM1.58m
3:42PM1.55m
4:07AM1.57m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.36m
8:08PM0.36m
8:42AM0.37m
9:01PM0.39m
9:30AM0.39m
9:57PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:37
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
12
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
13
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
9
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
15
15
12
10
10
8
9
11
14
14
13
13
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
39
24
24
38
142
347
453
465
435
394
345
294
274
242
184
163
125
110
78
74
50
48
33
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
5
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
4
0.7
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
30
49
49
50
13
4
1
258
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
10
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
2
1
4
2
1
2
2
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
12
10
20
18
2
1
1
2
7
8
3
1
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
59
0
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
51
59
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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