Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.8
S
4
1.5
S
5
1.9
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
20
23
22
33
24
19
19
18
22
131
275
215
122
66
41
33
55
87
48
44
42
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:39AM1.61m
4:07PM1.65m
4:31AM1.60m
4:58PM1.64m
5:23AM1.60m
5:49PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.30m
10:21PM0.31m
10:43AM0.31m
11:11PM0.32m
11:38AM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:46
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
7
7
7
12
16
18
14
11
10
9
9
13
15
14
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
3
3
3
7
12
14
12
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
12
14
14
12
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