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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 7AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 29 | 27 | 356 | 736 | 1056 | 2007 | 1922 | 1628 | 1317 | 1208 | 933 | 653 | 443 | 341 | 247 | 167 | 110 | 67 | 46 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:44AM 1.29 | 4:03PM 1.20 | 4:29AM 1.31 | 4:49PM 1.20 | 5:13AM 1.33 | 5:35PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:28PM 0.26 | 10:01AM 0.30 | 10:11PM 0.28 | 10:48AM 0.29 | 10:56PM 0.28 | 11:34AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
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