Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2092 | 1565 | 1237 | 903 | 762 | 610 | 594 | 1265 | 1357 | 373 | 804 | 1569 | 2486 | 3486 | 6542 | 8487 | 9659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.47m | 8:23AM1.40m | 8:49PM1.41m | 9:16AM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.07m | 2:37PM0.09m | 3:05AM0.11m | 3:31PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 629 | 635 | 706 | 711 | 683 | 346 | 289 | 182 | 135 | 196 | 153 | 110 | 96 | 77 | 78 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 179 | 223 | 219 | 610 | 594 | 267 | 208 | 95 | 130 | 94 | 71 | 50 | 51 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 233 | 267 | 77 | 49 | 50 | 18 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2092 | 1565 | 1237 | 903 | 762 | 232 | 199 | 1265 | 1357 | 373 | 804 | 1569 | 2486 | 3486 | 6542 | 8487 | 9659 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 111 | 155 | 105 | 105 | 102 | 89 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 334 | 276 | 260 |
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