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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
White Rock - The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rock - The Spit sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 99 | 91 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 161 | 281 | 253 | 212 | 228 | 226 | 240 | 177 | 186 | 163 | 131 | 123 | 193 | 202 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:09AM 1.50 | 11:39PM 1.34 | 12:03PM 1.43 | 12:33AM 1.31 | 12:54PM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:52AM 0.07 | 5:31PM 0.07 | 5:47AM 0.12 | 6:23PM 0.12 | 6:41AM 0.18 | 7:12PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
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