Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 86 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 124 | 348 | 422 | 402 | 451 | 462 | 443 | 356 | 253 | 186 | 362 | 344 | 428 | 329 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.36m | 3:45PM1.46m | 4:12AM1.37m | 4:38PM1.43m | 5:04AM1.38m | 5:30PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.09m | 10:24AM0.09m | 10:56PM0.10m | 11:19AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 78 | 161 | 239 | 260 | 229 | 225 | 216 | 184 | 145 | 124 | 422 | 402 | 451 | 462 | 443 | 356 | 253 | 186 | 362 | 344 | 428 | 329 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SE 5 | SSW 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 86 | 84 | 28 | 73 | 60 | 52 | 25 | 10 | 124 | 348 | 121 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | 63 | 63 | 155 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 19 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 128 | 146 | 142 | 159 | 176 | 86 | 90 | 138 | 178 | 200 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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