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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Whites Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 280 | 508 | 501 | 1028 | 307 | 795 | 705 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.42m | 11:13PM1.48m | 11:47AM1.41m | 00:03AM1.47m | 12:33PM1.42m | 00:54AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.56m | 5:34AM0.53m | 5:45PM0.55m | 6:24AM0.51m | 6:34PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 12 | S 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 280 | 508 | 501 | 3 | 187 | 28 | 705 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 6 | NE 4 | S 16 | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | ENE 12 | E 9 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | — | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 17 | — | NE 5 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
48 | 52 | 48 | 82 | 216 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 50 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 1028 | 307 | 795 | 650 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 111 | 111 | 124 | 453 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 68 | 57 | 51 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 149 | 116 | 84 |
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