White Rock Point surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at White Rock Point today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock Point at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010999991514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30726926927527528128124522519619616313911088676539374281787168
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
1.41
8:49PM
1.48
9:18AM
1.41
9:44PM
1.51
10:14AM
1.40
10:40PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.08
3:09AM
0.05
3:29PM
0.08
4:06AM
0.05
4:24PM
0.08
5:03AM
0.05
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:24-------7:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515141313131215171917151515161821222018171616
Feels °C (?)131313121111111012131513111212131620211918171616
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