Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
10
2.2
S
7
3
S
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2411
2152
1755
1299
891
871
768
447
432
224
237
242
235
521
1110
1010
1949
3666
4220
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
25
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SE
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:06PM1.69m
9:41AM1.67m
10:02PM1.65m
10:33AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.24m
3:22AM0.28m
3:44PM0.33m
4:12AM0.34m
4:38PM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
5
3
3
5
9
10
7
5
4
5
6
8
12
12
9
7
Feels °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
5
6
4
1
0
1
2
4
10
9
4
2
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