White Rock Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.57° S 175.43° E

White Rock Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Rock Point sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.4° 

White Rock Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at White Rock Point today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for White Rock Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at White Rock Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
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3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
!
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.6
SE
12
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4054
3355
2609
1307
1027
1548
680
627
603
500
394
734
907
1366
1505
1875
1419
1207
973
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM1.31m
10:39AM1.35m
11:03PM1.32m
11:32AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.18m
4:54PM0.18m
5:15AM0.16m
5:49PM0.16m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
6
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
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