Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 235 | 349 | 245 | 205 | 230 | 202 | 139 | 103 | 76 | 53 | 53 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.67m | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:54PM1.69m | 8:23AM1.79m | 8:50PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.39m | 1:14AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.36m | 2:07AM0.33m | 2:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 272 | 245 | 205 | 230 | 202 | 139 | 103 | 76 | 53 | 53 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | NW 4 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 27 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 56 | 74 | 91 | 104 | 75 | 118 | 67 | 75 | 235 | 349 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 105 | 236 | 255 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 84 | 51 |
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