Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1883 | 2136 | 2106 | 2076 | 1805 | 2170 | 1982 | 1919 | 1913 | 1708 | 1540 | 1277 | 874 | 669 | 541 | 438 | 415 | 356 | 774 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.17m | 1:01PM1.28m | 1:25AM1.17m | 1:45PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.31m | 7:20PM0.29m | 7:28AM0.30m | 8:03PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1883 | 2136 | 2106 | 2076 | 1805 | 2170 | 1982 | 1919 | 1913 | 1708 | 1540 | 1277 | 874 | 669 | 541 | 438 | 415 | 356 | 774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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