Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock Point at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 454 | 440 | 1308 | 2303 | 3072 | 4284 | 6608 | 10928 | 7608 | 4864 | 2946 | 1862 | 1371 | 1027 | 1092 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.21m | 11:55AM1.31m | 00:18AM1.19m | 12:40PM1.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.30m | 6:13PM0.30m | 6:22AM0.30m | 6:59PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 491 | 454 | 440 | 57 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 9190 | 7608 | 4864 | 2946 | 1862 | 1371 | 1027 | 1092 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | SE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | 22 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 119 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 575 | 635 | 883 | 1308 | 2303 | 3072 | 4284 | 6608 | 10928 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 85 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 108 | 117 | 190 | 116 | 198 | 424 | 177 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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