Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1432 | 1061 | 1017 | 949 | 818 | 796 | 3888 | 7455 | 8127 | 7313 | 6679 | 5891 | 4504 | 4013 | 3296 | 2751 | 2682 | 2479 | 2721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.61m | 7:53AM1.43m | 8:22PM1.55m | 8:50AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM-0.01m | 2:05PM-0.01m | 2:43AM0.02m | 3:01PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1432 | 1061 | 1017 | 688 | 644 | 612 | 3888 | 7455 | 8127 | 7313 | 6679 | 5891 | 4504 | 4013 | 3296 | 2751 | 2682 | 2479 | 2721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 991 | 953 | 962 | 949 | 818 | 796 | 785 | 712 | 595 | 578 | 569 | 486 | 434 | 362 | 357 | 351 | 261 | 245 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 129 | 1016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 88 | 88 | 12 |
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