Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
193
182
104
52
40
27
85
83
87
92
96
100
64
94
94
112
125
117
141
313
181
194
169
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:46AM1.76m
7:13PM1.92m
7:44AM1.77m
8:10PM1.91m
8:41AM1.76m
9:06PM1.86m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.24m
12:56PM0.20m
1:35AM0.21m
1:53PM0.17m
2:32AM0.20m
2:49PM0.16m
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7:48
7:48
7:48
7:48
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
7
7
10
9
12
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
12
11
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
5
7
8
6
4
3
3
5
6
8
7
7
6
7
6
4
5
10
7
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
47
22
16
5
52
40
27
85
83
87
92
96
100
54
75
94
112
125
117
141
65
72
109
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SE
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
13
12
5
17
4
4
16
20
40
68
67
38
36
64
94
60
37
62
92
62
5
2
5
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
10
0.2
N
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
N
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
7
17
16
21
4
2
6
6
14
14
14
14
14
5
14
5
1
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
W
2
0.7
SSE
7
1.2
S
10
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
104
193
182
104
1
2
3
1
49
313
181
194
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
55
55
84
84
0
61
93
0
51
59
0
69
73
84
84
0
0
0
0
0
132
84
84
59
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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