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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
16.9° 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: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)77777566651314141414131313128881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1641491311311318413112910578609815016015214113712110610163147383407
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
1.50
8:11AM
1.60
8:32PM
1.49
8:52AM
1.60
9:18PM
1.50
9:35AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
0.42
2:30PM
0.44
2:40AM
0.38
3:13PM
0.40
3:22AM
0.35
3:56PM
0.37
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:53-------8:53
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131516161514131314151718181716151515161618
Feels °C (?)991010910101010101112131617181716151515161618
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