Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 145 | 200 | 261 | 364 | 552 | 1024 | 2027 | 2994 | 2748 | 2684 | 2671 | 2422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.57m | 6:34AM1.42m | 7:02PM1.52m | 7:29AM1.41m | 7:56PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.02m | 12:46PM0.01m | 1:22AM0.04m | 1:42PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 54 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 291 | 336 | 343 | 237 | 221 | 226 | 207 | 188 | 146 | 146 | 554 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 145 | 200 | 261 | 364 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 38 | 77 | 113 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 37 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 136 | 212 | 181 | 173 | 176 | 193 | 264 | — | — | — | 83 | 552 | 1024 | 2027 | 2994 | 2748 | 2684 | 2671 | 2422 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 105 | 267 | 260 | 184 | 184 | 260 | 260 | 184 |
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