White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSE
3
SSE
4.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
ESE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)455679101010101010101010101010999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4083121180763301346314948476242104178415139053987406938263773334318201569144012301012724
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSE
55
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.43
7:29PM
1.58
7:59AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.60
8:57AM
1.42
9:24PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.01
1:12PM
0.04
1:53AM
0.00
2:08PM
0.03
2:51AM
0.00
3:05PM
0.03
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:39-------5:37-------5:37---
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
5--2311117832211111211-111
Temp. °C131313141412119991010101111111010101010101010
Feels °C (?)99910720-1-1-100011111011234
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