Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8022 | 7387 | 5974 | 4803 | 3833 | 3080 | 2350 | 1942 | 1558 | 1192 | 995 | 833 | 703 | 599 | 599 | 531 | 433 | 359 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.42m | 10:39AM1.36m | 11:02PM1.35m | 11:31AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.10m | 4:52PM0.15m | 5:17AM0.15m | 5:44PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8022 | 7387 | 5974 | 4803 | 3833 | 3080 | 2350 | 1942 | 1558 | 1192 | 995 | 833 | 703 | 599 | 599 | 531 | 433 | 359 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 121 | 117 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 49 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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