Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
237
213
215
181
156
127
105
67
69
51
68
73
70
65
45
43
40
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:37PM1.79m
5:07AM1.71m
5:32PM1.81m
5:59AM1.72m
6:26PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.23m
11:17AM0.19m
11:49PM0.21m
12:13PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
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5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
12
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
9
7
8
9
9
11
11
11
10
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