White Rock - The Spit Surf Break

White Rock - The Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.59° S 175.36° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Rock - The Spit sea temperature is
13.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

White Rock - The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.1
SW
16
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
249
244
244
255
270
326
313
473
466
437
423
505
488
472
464
426
410
235
274
10
171
128
125
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:55PM1.35m
7:17AM1.19m
7:39PM1.34m
8:01AM1.18m
8:22PM1.32m
8:45AM1.18m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.26m
1:22PM0.25m
2:02AM0.25m
2:06PM0.26m
2:44AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
259
249
244
244
255
270
326
313
473
466
437
423
505
488
472
464
426
410
235
121
359
179
153
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.8
WNW
7
0.1
SW
12
1.1
E
11
0.1
SW
16
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
172
169
136
129
95
68
60
19
41
20
9
10
17
17
16
16
6
57
6
274
10
171
128
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
8
0.4
SW
14
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
26
12
14
8
6
14
62
5
53
1
20
18
17
17
16
6
6
5
6
3
10
11
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.5
N
3
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
10
25
41
23
25
90
120
90
80
124
177
226
226
202
93
66
63
5
238
124
195
141
77
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
0
6
6
6
6
16
108
16
6
0
0
0
0
0
184
143
16
6
9
6
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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