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Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)151414344555988777771413131515916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44442316181414152218109444443443176
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		onglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
1.64
12:26AM
1.61
12:50PM
1.60
1:17AM
1.58
1:41PM
1.56
2:07AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.34
6:29AM
0.41
7:03PM
0.40
7:25AM
0.49
7:55PM
0.45
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset---8:59-------8:59-------8:59----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C252727211515161824272723181616162325252220191815
Feels °C (?)212324201515151621222220171413141818181615121413
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