White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Dec)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (12 Dec)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)9667666667779988778811101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21180315342235182176110961151181142082031491057852704529565531
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
1.43
12:33AM
1.31
12:54PM
1.36
1:24AM
1.29
1:43PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
0.12
6:23PM
0.12
6:41AM
0.18
7:12PM
0.16
7:33AM
0.23
7:59PM
0.20
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:46--
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141414151514121111121515161512111112181920191716
Feels °C (?)10999101099910131213129789141717161413
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