Surf Forecasts:
White Rocks surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, NW swell with 412 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for White Rocks this week:
The surf forecast for White Rocks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at White Rocks in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Rocks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, Rusty here with the imperial take.
It’s a grim forecast for the next couple of weeks. A big gap of nothing useful from Sunday the 2nd of August through to Friday the 7th. The surf is tiny, weak, and the wind’s often in the wrong spot. You’ll be watching the horizon for a long time.
White Rocks is the only break that shows any life. The best of a bad bunch lands on Saturday the 8th. Saturday morning, you’ve got a clean 3ft from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds. A light offshore from the S is blowin’ and the combined energy is moderate at 128. It’s glassy. You’ll actually get a few clean, rideable waves. Saturday afternoon holds up too—3ft from the same direction, glassy calm wind, energy at 105. It’s not world-class, but it’s the only game in town.
Sunday the 9th morning is also glassy with 3ft from the WNW (energy 98), but the wind shifts onshore by the afternoon, wrecking it.
After that, it’s back to sad times. From Monday the 10th onward, it’s a mix of tiny, choppy, or cross-off junk. Energy readings are low, except for a brief spike on the 10th (200 energy) but with poor conditions. By Thursday the 13th, the swell is barely 0.7ft and energy’s in the single digits. There are a few clean offshore mornings from the 14th to the 17th, but the swell is pathetic—0.3ft to 0.7ft. Not worth the paddle.
Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
If you really need a paddle, your only shot is Saturday the 8th morning at White Rocks. Everything else is a hard pass. This is a real patience-tester.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | E 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 90 | 77 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 78 | 247 | 120 | 23 | 32 | 121 | 131 | 128 | 105 | 95 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.77m | 10:05PM2.12m | 10:18AM1.72m | 10:50PM2.05m | 11:01AM1.63m | 11:44PM1.95m | 11:54AM1.53m | 00:50AM1.83m | 1:23PM1.46m | 2:14AM1.75m | 3:31PM1.51m | 3:35AM1.71m | 4:41PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.46m | 4:14AM0.59m | 4:15PM0.53m | 4:58AM0.65m | 5:03PM0.64m | 5:47AM0.75m | 6:03PM0.78m | 6:47AM0.85m | 7:29PM0.88m | 8:04AM0.92m | 9:14PM0.89m | 9:29AM0.92m | 10:33PM0.82m | ||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 9 | — | W 10 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 77 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 23 | 10 | — | 131 | 128 | — | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 9 | — | NW 8 | N 8 | W 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | SW 2 | WNW 9 | — | SW 2 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 78 | 247 | 120 | — | 1 | 121 | — | 2 | 105 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 110 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 259 | 51 | 310 | 574 | 310 | 51 | 37 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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