White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 01 Jan 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)888999888888556666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15599513131191817161614141721345895134170220225203181150
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:54-------8:54-------8:54----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021191717161618191816151414141414141414131313
Feels °C (?)17151513111211111416161413121111101010101091010
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