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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 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 10AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 86 | 102 | 259 | 268 | 270 | 358 | 542 | 863 | 2233 | 2287 | 1587 | 952 | 612 | 360 | 243 | 158 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
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Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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