White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)888777566657767777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214210169131117535139606670384313942426127321717312496543625
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
30
SW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
1.40
11:34AM
1.54
12:04AM
1.36
12:29PM
1.48
12:59AM
1.33
1:23PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.06
5:57PM
0.06
6:12AM
0.10
6:51PM
0.10
7:07AM
0.15
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:13-------8:15
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------561-23---------
Temp. °C111111111214161514131516171413151313121216181817
Feels °C (?)998881113111111121317911131212101014171615
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