Whites Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
104
64
57
53
40
39
49
49
49
142
275
453
484
447
400
350
294
274
247
229
204
160
118
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM1.63m
1:34AM1.65m
1:57PM1.60m
2:27AM1.61m
2:49PM1.57m
3:17AM1.58m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.33m
7:52AM0.36m
8:08PM0.36m
8:42AM0.37m
9:01PM0.39m
9:30AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
10
9
11
17
16
14
12
12
11
10
12
14
15
12
11
11
10
10
12
17
14
12
9
8
7
6
8
15
14
13
10
11
10
8
11
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
10
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
65
45
45
41
41
40
39
24
24
38
142
275
453
484
447
400
350
294
274
247
229
204
160
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
98
104
64
57
53
35
31
49
49
49
8
4
298
262
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
1
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
5
6
2
1
2
5
12
10
5
3
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
0
59
51
0
51
51
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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