Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
11.1° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
263
258
254
206
203
203
142
140
100
98
98
97
70
62
63
40
40
60
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.57m
6:32AM1.48m
6:55PM1.57m
7:15AM1.48m
7:35PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.50m
12:42PM0.44m
1:13AM0.46m
1:23PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
10
9
8
8
9
10
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
4
5
6
8
7
5
5
6
7
5
3
3
3
2
5
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