Seconds (White Rock) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Seconds (White Rock) Surf Guide

Seconds (White Rock) in The Wairarapa is an exposed point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. There is no point break. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rips, rocks, seals.

Seconds (White Rock) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	4	fairly consistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Seconds (White Rock):

The best conditions reported for surf at Seconds (White Rock) occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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Explore Seconds (White Rock) Location Map

Interactive Seconds (White Rock) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Seconds (White Rock) Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:36 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

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Tides at Seconds (White Rock)

Current tide and informaton

For Cape Palliser, New Zealand, 7 km from Seconds (White Rock).

Next High Water: 09:15am | 1.46m

Next Low Water: 03:14pm | 0.59m

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Seconds (White Rock) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at Seconds (White Rock) is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite