White Rock – The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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White Rock - The Spit Surf Guide

White rock in the Waiararpa is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and in addition, both left and right reef breaks add variety. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and rocks.

White Rock - The Spit Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	fairly consistent	14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing White Rock - The Spit:

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

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What's the best time of year to surf White Rock - The Spit (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing White Rock - The Spit with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in October while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

34%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

39%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore White Rock - The Spit Location Map

Interactive White Rock - The Spit 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. The closest passenger airport to White Rock is Wellington International Airport (WLG) in New Zealand, 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to White Rock is Masterton Airport (MRO), also in New Zealand, 69 km (43 miles) away.

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White Rock - The Spit Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:06 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	17	17	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	off

What does White Rock - The Spit look like?

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Credit: Michael Gunson Credit: Rob Davies Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at White Rock - The Spit

Current tide and informaton

For Dolphin Bay, 6 km from White Rock - The Spit.

Next High Water: 07:57pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 01:42pm | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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White Rock - The Spit Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.6 °C) at White Rock - The Spit is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at White Rock - The Spit

Surf stats for White Rock - The Spit, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at White Rock - The Spit

Wind stats for White Rock - The Spit, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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White Rock - The Spit Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 7 votes.

Overall:4.0
Quality on a good day:4.4
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:4.1
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
Crowds:3.9
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

warren.e.blake. from New Zealand

“After 30 yrs surfing NZ I HAVE NEVER SURFED ANY OTHER WAVE AS REMOTELY HEAVY AS WHITE ROCK SPIT ..AT 4 T0 6 METERS THIS WAVE STARTS TO FIRE seen it at well over 20 ft and it never looked like closing out. Ridden it up to 15. Bloody scary wave; easily the most powerful wave in NZ: check out a bathymetry map and you will see that it over hangs the Hikarangi trough, the deepest water off our coast.”

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