
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
355 | 339 | 248 | 236 | 179 | 164 | 123 | 80 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.60m | 12:46PM1.62m | 1:10AM1.56m | 1:38PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.44m | 6:32AM0.41m | 7:01PM0.51m | 7:23AM0.47m | 7:58PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
355 | 339 | 248 | 236 | 179 | 164 | 123 | 80 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
48 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
— | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 62 | 69 | 93 | 59 | 210 | 59 | 166 |
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