Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 333 | 362 | 318 | 233 | 156 | 95 | 83 | 56 | 49 | 103 | 200 | 353 | 388 | 450 | 499 | 575 | 625 | 491 | 358 | 314 | 246 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.37m | 5:45PM1.36m | 6:11AM1.44m | 6:39PM1.38m | 7:04AM1.50m | 7:33PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.13m | 12:30PM0.10m | 00:48AM0.10m | 1:26PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 333 | 362 | 318 | 233 | 156 | 95 | 83 | 56 | 49 | 173 | 41 | 353 | 388 | 450 | 499 | 575 | 625 | 491 | 358 | 314 | 246 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NW 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 10 | NW 9 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 422 | 956 | 579 | 831 | 1206 | 889 | 1118 | 721 | 703 | 803 | 103 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 195 | 681 | 562 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 102 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 143 | 152 | 156 | 159 | 178 | 169 | 88 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 134 | 102 | 102 |
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