Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 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
14.6° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
1318
1272
1068
486
370
284
153
133
130
133
106
58
58
58
57
57
41
40
41
50
62
103
104
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM1.82m
11:18AM1.69m
11:41PM1.77m
12:12PM1.67m
00:38AM1.70m
1:04PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.31m
5:23PM0.30m
6:03AM0.33m
6:21PM0.31m
6:58AM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:40
5:39
5:37
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
9
13
13
10
9
8
8
8
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
16
17
14
4
3
3
3
6
10
10
8
7
6
5
5
8
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
8
13
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
372
791
851
749
218
179
284
153
124
101
83
83
58
58
58
57
57
41
40
41
50
56
65
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.1
S
13
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
316
198
195
4
132
135
133
130
133
106
46
44
54
52
39
28
20
12
36
62
103
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
80
62
11
3
3
3
47
44
41
25
16
16
14
31
12
7
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1124
1318
1272
1068
486
370
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
104
0
121
84
59
84
84
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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