Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
198
249
303
303
367
367
378
546
610
679
679
700
679
615
569
569
461
390
378
355
283
258
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:25AM1.49m
4:49PM1.58m
5:09AM1.49m
5:33PM1.57m
5:51AM1.49m
6:15PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.54m
11:04PM0.56m
11:12AM0.52m
11:46PM0.54m
11:58AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
3
3
5
9
10
7
5
4
4
4
6
10
11
8
7
6
5
5
6
11
12
9
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
2
6
7
4
2
1
0
0
3
8
8
6
4
3
1
1
2
7
7
5
5
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