Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Whites Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | S 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 653 | 644 | 627 | 515 | 1150 | 1313 | 1290 | 791 | 1103 | 499 | 476 | 421 | 411 | 395 | 958 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.81m | 9:11AM1.71m | 9:36PM1.75m | 10:08AM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.20m | 3:18PM0.18m | 3:52AM0.24m | 4:11PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | ESE 14 | SSE 21 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 581 | 653 | 644 | 627 | 515 | 501 | 1313 | 1290 | 384 | 1103 | 342 | 277 | 421 | 411 | 395 | 537 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 20 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 198 | 64 | 57 | 1150 | 487 | 402 | 791 | 347 | 499 | 476 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 212 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | N 4 | SSE 14 | S 24 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 24 | N 4 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 69 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 286 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 218 | 8 | 265 | 150 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 43 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 958 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 105 | 105 | 84 | 84 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | |||||||||||||||||
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