Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 268 | 257 | 536 | 500 | 361 | 339 | 263 | 210 | 164 | 158 | 153 | 113 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 91 | 119 | 83 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.57m | 5:59AM1.51m | 6:21PM1.59m | 6:41AM1.53m | 7:01PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.45m | 11:53PM0.45m | 12:10PM0.41m | 00:37AM0.41m | 12:52PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 6 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 206 | 77 | 257 | 536 | 500 | 361 | 339 | 263 | 210 | 164 | 158 | 153 | 113 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 91 | 119 | 83 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | N 3 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 240 | 268 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | E 8 | ESE 14 | N 6 | N 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 176 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | E 5 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | E 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 118 | — | 64 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 60 | 74 | 90 | 97 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 116 | 109 | 124 | 124 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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