Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
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4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2784
3250
3019
3154
2807
2655
4512
4013
3299
1733
1390
1284
1165
926
831
679
567
510
337
496
369
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.53m
10:38PM1.56m
11:05AM1.57m
11:32PM1.56m
11:56AM1.60m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.41m
4:49AM0.41m
5:08PM0.43m
5:42AM0.41m
6:07PM0.45m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
8
8
5
4
3
3
3
4
8
8
6
5
4
3
3
4
8
8
7
5
Feels °C
2
0
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
5
4
3
2
1
-1
-1
1
6
5
5
2
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