White Rock Point surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 20 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
White Rock Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rock Point sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at White Rock Point today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock Point at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Dec)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Dec)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
!
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)106899988888998999999991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1434611081118858666434367358316341366349385616547542488413222194241432543
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
onononglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.35
6:21PM
1.21
6:43AM
1.36
7:06PM
1.20
7:28AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.28
12:21PM
0.28
12:26AM
0.27
1:06PM
0.27
1:11AM
0.27
1:52PM
0.26
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:52-------8:52
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11--11122--11----------
Temp. °C161211111113131110101111121313121210101114151615
Feels °C (?)11668911108699989991188913131413
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