Whites Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 174.05° E

Whites Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
613
1541
1791
1470
1172
419
299
222
188
197
295
426
441
435
235
390
356
292
222
196
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:27AM1.66m
6:53PM1.69m
7:23AM1.66m
7:46PM1.66m
8:19AM1.66m
8:39PM1.63m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.24m
1:12AM0.28m
1:36PM0.28m
2:03AM0.31m
2:27PM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
9
8
8
6
4
5
10
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
7
8
6
6
7
3
0
1
8
8
9
8
7
8
6
6
8
10
11
10
8
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