White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (09 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)12678887141413131312121212111111111191010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1612004076075594133113363133617576305814854803332552421921161127688121
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
1.27
10:50PM
1.32
11:15AM
1.24
11:37PM
1.31
12:02PM
1.21
12:24AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.24
5:09AM
0.25
5:23PM
0.28
5:56AM
0.28
6:08PM
0.30
6:42AM
0.30
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:50-------7:47-------7:45----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1121--------------------
Temp. °C151413121313131314141414121111121517171614131312
Feels °C (?)1310879999101010108789111313121110109
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