Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.3° 

Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
131
127
144
184
143
277
240
183
160
154
158
156
119
119
117
106
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:36AM1.54m
12:58PM1.60m
1:23AM1.51m
1:47PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.55m
6:44AM0.53m
7:20PM0.58m
7:31AM0.56m
8:11PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
6
8
11
12
10
7
6
5
5
8
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
6
8
9
7
3
2
1
0
3
8
9
7
8
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