Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
292
223
186
183
145
98
65
46
45
26
25
25
24
19
20
23
22
25
24
19
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
SE
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:19PM1.69m
2:46AM1.62m
3:14PM1.66m
3:39AM1.61m
4:07PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.32m
8:39PM0.33m
8:55AM0.31m
9:31PM0.32m
9:48AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
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7:34
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Temp °C
10
12
14
12
9
7
7
7
11
15
16
12
8
7
7
7
11
16
18
14
12
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
6
3
4
3
7
10
11
7
4
3
3
3
6
11
14
13
11
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