
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | ESE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 6 | S 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.62m | 8:01AM1.65m | 8:22PM1.60m | 8:54AM1.66m | 9:13PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.36m | 1:46AM0.37m | 2:16PM0.39m | 2:34AM0.40m | 3:05PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 |
9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 14 | N 8 |
17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 19 | S 9 | S 10 | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
18 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 15 | — | 3 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 34 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 99 | 117 | 147 | 166 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 59 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 56 |
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