
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 71 | 107 | 101 | 87 | 57 | 70 | 73 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.50m | 4:18AM1.49m | 4:39PM1.54m | 5:04AM1.55m | 5:25PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.46m | 10:24AM0.49m | 10:50PM0.43m | 11:15AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
48 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 59 | 54 | 43 | 55 | 107 | 101 | 37 | 39 | 70 | 73 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 |
14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 71 | 25 | 37 | 87 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | — | N 4 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | S 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | ENE 2 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 7 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 255 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 93 | 97 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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