
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
302 | 237 | 227 | 227 | 190 | 186 | 154 | 137 | 107 | 107 | 81 | 109 | 109 | 122 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 92 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.69m | 2:17AM1.61m | 2:46PM1.73m | 3:15AM1.64m | 3:42PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.40m | 8:28AM0.32m | 9:07PM0.34m | 9:22AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
302 | 237 | 227 | 227 | 190 | 186 | 154 | 137 | 107 | 107 | 81 | 109 | 109 | 122 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 92 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | — | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
14 | 20 | 7 | — | 38 | 49 | 46 | 68 | 62 | 39 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — |
2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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