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White Rock - The Spit Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 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 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
83 | 81 | 59 | 98 | 104 | 62 | 119 | 325 | 445 | 491 | 452 | 427 | 316 | 776 | 637 | 485 | 465 | 378 | 307 | 243 | 204 | 156 | 158 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.36m | 7:37AM1.23m | 7:57PM1.35m | 8:23AM1.21m | 8:42PM1.34m | 9:08AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:42PM0.28m | 2:21AM0.25m | 2:27PM0.29m | 3:06AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 83 | 81 | 59 | 55 | 104 | 62 | 22 | 325 | 445 | 491 | 452 | 427 | 316 | 776 | 637 | 485 | 465 | 378 | 307 | 243 | 204 | 156 | 158 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 9 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 54 | 98 | 39 | 30 | 63 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 28 | 35 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | S 11 | ENE 9 | — | W 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 119 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 243 | 2 | 28 | — | 41 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NE 4 | NW 6 | — | NE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | N 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 27 | 1 | 67 | — | 7 | 39 | 58 | 84 | 220 | 299 | 335 | 245 | 196 | 167 | 89 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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