Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4109 | 3200 | 2236 | 1719 | 1109 | 511 | 505 | 797 | 541 | 495 | 400 | 548 | 324 | 639 | 742 | 852 | 1621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.34m | 7:29AM1.22m | 7:51PM1.33m | 8:14AM1.23m | 8:36PM1.32m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.23m | 1:36PM0.22m | 2:11AM0.22m | 2:23PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4109 | 3200 | 2236 | 1719 | 1109 | 511 | 505 | 797 | 541 | 495 | 388 | 548 | 186 | 639 | 742 | 852 | 1621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 238 | 221 | 218 | 179 | 342 | 387 | 320 | 320 | 416 | 331 | 400 | 330 | 251 | 183 | 146 | 73 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 201 | 152 | 106 | 368 | 309 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 82 | 97 | 324 | 137 | 180 | 180 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 42 | 52 | 40 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
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