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White Rock surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
White Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rock sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Rock today?
The current surf forecast for White Rock at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
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| Energy (?) | 566 | 634 | 903 | 931 | 957 | 2092 | 509 | 1686 | 3578 | 6594 | 14725 | 18425 | 18135 | 16131 | 13140 | 12070 | 11756 | 12509 | 11005 | 8572 | 5833 | 4402 | 2053 | 1634 | 1149 | 809 | 636 | 479 | 316 | 512 | 2065 | 2216 | 6589 | 5394 | 4485 | 3752 | 2542 | 2023 | 1932 | 1486 | 1313 | 1031 | 792 | 666 | 610 | 606 | 524 | 535 | 394 | 281 | 476 | 389 | 245 | 199 | 129 | 91 | 47 | 44 | 76 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:44AM 1.54 | 7:11PM 1.70 | 7:42AM 1.52 | 8:09PM 1.69 | 8:40AM 1.49 | 9:06PM 1.66 | 9:38AM 1.45 | 10:03PM 1.61 | 10:34AM 1.41 | 10:59PM 1.54 | 11:29AM 1.36 | 11:53PM 1.48 | 12:22PM 1.32 | 12:44AM 1.41 | 1:12PM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:55PM -0.00 | 1:37AM -0.03 | 1:53PM 0.02 | 2:36AM -0.01 | 2:50PM 0.05 | 3:33AM 0.03 | 3:47PM 0.09 | 4:29AM 0.08 | 4:42PM 0.13 | 5:23AM 0.12 | 5:36PM 0.17 | 6:15AM 0.17 | 6:29PM 0.22 | 7:04AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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