Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 367 | 430 | 951 | 2033 | 3952 | 4906 | 4817 | 3777 | 2495 | 1499 | 1034 | 3060 | 643 | 333 | 215 | 185 | 306 | 238 | 201 | 165 | 157 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.66m | 10:56PM1.60m | 11:23AM1.65m | 11:47PM1.57m | 12:11PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.34m | 4:38PM0.42m | 5:03AM0.41m | 5:32PM0.49m | 5:54AM0.47m | 6:27PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 11 | E 12 | — | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 120 | 75 | 38 | 38 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 8 | 481 | 443 | 781 | 265 | 158 | 201 | 185 | 306 | 238 | 201 | 165 | 157 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 141 | 60 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 361 | — | 189 | 215 | 145 | 34 | 45 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | SE 13 | S 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 27 | 132 | 59 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 57 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 367 | 430 | 951 | 2033 | 3952 | 4906 | 4817 | 3777 | 2495 | 1499 | 1034 | 3060 | 643 | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 155 | 157 | 149 | 147 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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