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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
15.3° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)--
Afternoon (25 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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 (?)
0.3
S
0.9
SE
0.4
SSW
0.8
SE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)14513513121312121010101010891314141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34375833514950497230181817171071418363534292711
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
1.44
10:31AM
1.52
11:05PM
1.42
11:15AM
1.51
11:51PM
1.42
12:03PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.54
4:15AM
0.53
4:51PM
0.52
5:00AM
0.51
5:37PM
0.49
5:46AM
0.49
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:47-------5:47--
Sunset-8:31-------8:32-------8:34------
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-------------121--------
Temp. °C141312121111131821201615151517171818171616171919
Feels °C (?)1110101099121618181414141315141415151414161616
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