- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
White Rock - The Spit Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.7° 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 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
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 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | |
106 | 78 | 76 | 25 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.45m | 7:09PM1.65m | 7:40AM1.45m | 8:08PM1.65m | 8:38AM1.44m | 9:06PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM-0.01m | 1:35AM-0.03m | 1:48PM-0.01m | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:46PM-0.01m | 3:30AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | W 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | WNW 6 | S 10 |
 kJ | 106 | 78 | 76 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 5 | W 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 47 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | SW 18 | ENE 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NE 4 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 35 | 7 | 116 | 192 | 305 | 286 | 223 | 261 | 332 | 350 | 332 | 295 | 331 | 31 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 155 | 134 | 80 | 156 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 175 | 165 | 175 | 134 | 133 | 70 | 12 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our White Rock - The Spit surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest