Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 249 | 187 | 82 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 242 | 297 | 91 | 86 | 93 | 98 | 183 | 281 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.34m | 10:21AM1.44m | 10:48PM1.34m | 11:16AM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.15m | 4:41PM0.13m | 4:58AM0.13m | 5:37PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 308 | 249 | 187 | 82 | 56 | 29 | 62 | 33 | 242 | 297 | 91 | 86 | 93 | 98 | 183 | 281 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 64 | 15 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 447 | 567 | 370 | 421 | 589 | 1014 | 553 | 303 | 136 | 148 | 208 | 170 | 119 | 184 | 279 | 657 | 476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 140 | 143 | 155 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 298 | 89 | 9 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 143 | 143 |
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