Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 6AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 676 | 588 | 505 | 400 | 339 | 279 | 230 | 183 | 136 | 106 | 73 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 65 | 99 | 100 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 99 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.36m | 12:59PM1.52m | 1:27AM1.36m | 1:55PM1.50m | 2:23AM1.36m | 2:51PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.09m | 7:20PM0.08m | 7:35AM0.08m | 8:16PM0.09m | 8:32AM0.08m | 9:11PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 452 | 676 | 588 | 505 | 400 | 339 | 279 | 230 | 183 | 136 | 106 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 37 | 60 | 62 | 44 | 33 | 58 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 15 | NE 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 256 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 29 | 40 | 99 | 100 | 24 | 117 | 105 | 99 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | — | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 65 | 24 | 36 | 117 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 49 | 30 | 6 | 41 | 73 | 19 | 26 | 99 | 75 | 88 | 111 | 168 | 141 | 266 | 286 | 178 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
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