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White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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White Rock - The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rock - The Spit sea temperature is
16.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
1.7
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)131314141413131312121111111010111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4344586053995535134983892992762021511141087424692108175114651219644373340342
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
10
NE
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
5
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.38
8:02PM
1.22
8:26AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.23
9:11AM
1.37
9:35PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.21
2:03PM
0.22
2:08AM
0.20
2:47PM
0.20
2:55AM
0.19
3:32PM
0.18
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:49-------8:49-------8:47--
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---133234------------
Temp. °C151415171817161616171718181717161616192120181616
Feels °C (?)111011131312101010111319151415141617191714101012
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