Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.8
SSE
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSE
1
S
Period(s) (?)888888141413111099887771067777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33322019185116413956403842461581095739251113114629320613994
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
1.65
11:22PM
1.67
11:50AM
1.63
12:16AM
1.69
12:47PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.33
5:02PM
0.34
5:27AM
0.36
5:57PM
0.35
6:27AM
0.40
6:55PM
0.36
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:54-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:16-------8:15--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131317231917141312111518201914121314181917151211
Feels °C (?)991319161412121110141517161210111114131111109
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