Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 538 | 244 | 251 | 214 | 241 | 198 | 206 | 236 | 180 | 186 | 191 | 234 | 292 | 335 | 335 | 278 | 271 | 279 | 241 | 235 | 191 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.35m | 1:09PM1.51m | 1:36AM1.36m | 2:06PM1.53m | 2:32AM1.37m | 3:02PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.09m | 7:30PM0.10m | 7:45AM0.07m | 8:27PM0.08m | 8:42AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 95 | 244 | 133 | 166 | 241 | 198 | 206 | 100 | 87 | 186 | 191 | 234 | 292 | 335 | 335 | 278 | 271 | 279 | 241 | 235 | 191 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 94 | 51 | 62 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 236 | 180 | 169 | 163 | 113 | 108 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NW 8 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 322 | 538 | 221 | 251 | 214 | 157 | 135 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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