Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 982 | 743 | 491 | 454 | 440 | 1516 | 2096 | 2343 | 3704 | 6616 | 9874 | 7603 | 4712 | 2897 | 1862 | 1371 | 1208 | 1192 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.21m | 11:55AM1.31m | 00:18AM1.19m | 12:40PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.30m | 6:13PM0.30m | 6:22AM0.30m | 6:59PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 982 | 743 | 491 | 454 | 440 | 47 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 7603 | 4712 | 2897 | 1862 | 1371 | 1208 | 1192 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 126 | 123 | 109 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 116 | 119 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 275 | 515 | 493 | 1028 | 1516 | 2096 | 2343 | 3704 | 6616 | 9874 | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | — | 73 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 77 | 102 | 111 | 102 | 111 | 174 | 111 | 70 | 428 | 172 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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