
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
259 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 255 | 270 | 326 | 313 | 473 | 466 | 437 | 423 | 505 | 488 | 472 | 464 | 426 | 410 | 235 | 274 | 10 | 171 | 128 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.35m | 7:17AM1.19m | 7:39PM1.34m | 8:01AM1.18m | 8:22PM1.32m | 8:45AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.26m | 1:22PM0.25m | 2:02AM0.25m | 2:06PM0.26m | 2:44AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
259 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 255 | 270 | 326 | 313 | 473 | 466 | 437 | 423 | 505 | 488 | 472 | 464 | 426 | 410 | 235 | 121 | 359 | 179 | 153 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | E 11 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
172 | 169 | 136 | 129 | 95 | 68 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 274 | 10 | 171 | 128 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 5 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | S 17 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 3 | NE 6 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
10 | 25 | 41 | 23 | 25 | 90 | 120 | 90 | 80 | 124 | 177 | 226 | 226 | 202 | 93 | 66 | 63 | 5 | 238 | 124 | 195 | 141 | 77 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 143 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
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