Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 44 | 170 | 449 | 498 | 426 | 328 | 681 | 659 | 644 | 637 | 742 | 622 | 700 | 749 | 1956 | 3024 | 3378 | 5855 | 7804 | 7258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.52m | 4:23AM1.39m | 4:52PM1.50m | 5:17AM1.40m | 5:45PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.04m | 10:18PM0.06m | 10:35AM0.04m | 11:11PM0.06m | 11:31AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 30 | 170 | 243 | 229 | 161 | 328 | 197 | 139 | 644 | 637 | 742 | 622 | 700 | 749 | 1956 | 3024 | 3378 | 5855 | 7804 | 7258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 246 | 211 | 681 | 659 | 92 | 54 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 13 | NW 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 13 | SSE 6 | ENE 13 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 44 | 4 | 79 | 151 | 19 | 228 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 17 | 154 | 449 | 498 | 426 | — | — | — | 9 | 51 | 69 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 133 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 134 | 69 |
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