Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
107
101
87
57
70
73
68
65
43
41
40
45
48
48
48
23
22
52
47
42
40
14
29
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:04AM1.55m
5:25PM1.58m
5:50AM1.62m
6:12PM1.63m
6:37AM1.68m
7:01PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.43m
11:15AM0.46m
11:35PM0.40m
12:05PM0.42m
00:23AM0.38m
12:54PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
16
22
25
21
16
13
11
10
16
19
19
17
13
12
11
11
19
21
19
16
14
Feels °C
9
8
9
14
19
21
18
13
10
8
7
14
15
16
15
11
9
8
8
15
15
12
9
7
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