Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.2
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101015151414141313131313126121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23718414611110071727110610197925857868476101474746454057
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.47
3:09AM
1.54
3:34PM
1.52
3:56AM
1.59
4:21PM
1.59
4:43AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.47
8:50PM
0.48
9:23AM
0.42
9:41PM
0.43
10:07AM
0.38
10:33PM
0.39
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C17201816141313131417171512121091316171414141312
Feels °C (?)161613131110111010121110897610141210710108
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