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Whites Bay surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 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 15.3°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °C max: 16.0 °C min: 13.7 °C)
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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 15.3°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °C max: 16.0 °C min: 13.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Whites Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Bay at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)88815151514141514171615151414141414141414141414141414111110101010101010131414141413131313131051010101616161514141514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)394242434442707044379719022415510113210010410610710710610669683836322135474768686665659296246246181176128595834343735353351488173106203222200
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.60
1:29PM
1.54
1:56AM
1.55
2:20PM
1.49
2:47AM
1.52
3:10PM
1.47
3:35AM
1.50
3:59PM
1.46
4:20AM
1.49
4:44PM
1.48
5:03AM
1.50
5:26PM
1.51
5:44AM
1.50
6:08PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.48
7:26AM
0.48
7:38PM
0.50
8:16AM
0.50
8:27PM
0.52
9:03AM
0.51
9:18PM
0.53
9:47AM
0.52
10:09PM
0.53
10:29AM
0.51
10:58PM
0.53
11:10AM
0.51
11:41PM
0.53
11:52AM
0.51
12:21AM
0.53
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121111141615131212109111616131199101318181613101110111212109888111515131110111112141412111110101216171311101111
Feels °C (?)1010891214131212118681413119555913131385767910875559131312989910121210101088101212108799

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