Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2137 | 1677 | 1249 | 1057 | 917 | 754 | 742 | 688 | 744 | 643 | 551 | 384 | 326 | 277 | 207 | 198 | 447 | 1262 | 1628 | 1634 | 2640 | 4210 | 5184 | 5697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.34m | 00:22AM1.33m | 12:52PM1.32m | 1:12AM1.28m | 1:40PM1.31m | 2:00AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.18m | 6:37AM0.16m | 7:04PM0.22m | 7:24AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2137 | 1677 | 1249 | 1057 | 917 | 754 | 742 | 688 | 744 | 643 | 551 | 384 | 326 | 277 | 999 | 917 | 669 | 470 | 349 | 290 | 226 | 183 | 186 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 52 | 64 | 80 | 158 | 266 | 321 | 440 | 394 | 709 | 1761 | 7 | 447 | 1262 | 1628 | 1634 | 2640 | 4210 | 5184 | 5697 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 163 | 249 | 249 |
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