
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (05 Oct):
- 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 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
223 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 98 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.69m | 2:46AM1.62m | 3:14PM1.66m | 3:39AM1.61m | 4:07PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.33m | 8:55AM0.31m | 9:31PM0.32m | 9:48AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
223 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 98 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | S 15 | E 5 | S 17 | S 18 | — | SSE 16 | N 7 | E 7 | S 16 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | — | SSE 16 | S 16 |
— | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — |
3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 44 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 58 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 59 |
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