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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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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
14.3° 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: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | |
35 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.44m | 10:27PM1.50m | 11:02AM1.42m | 11:13PM1.48m | 11:47AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.55m | 4:11PM0.57m | 4:47AM0.55m | 4:57PM0.56m | 5:34AM0.53m | 5:45PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:19 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | S 13 | NNE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
35 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | S 13 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | S 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | E 11 | S 18 | N 6 | N 5 | S 3 | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 42 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 60 | 117 | 193 | 104 | 76 | 103 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 64 | 93 | 104 | 116 | 110 | 124 | 104 | 110 | 111 | 104 | 111 | 124 | 410 | 105 | 104 | 181 | 101 | 93 | 93 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 51 |
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