Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 484 | 407 | 474 | 344 | 321 | 362 | 443 | 544 | 874 | 1318 | 1127 | 922 | 934 | 889 | 1637 | 1493 | 3042 | 4589 | 4680 | 3851 | 3486 | 3046 | 2598 |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.55m | 8:29PM1.40m | 8:55AM1.58m | 9:25PM1.40m | 9:52AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.08m | 2:23PM0.04m | 2:37AM0.06m | 3:20PM0.02m | 3:33AM0.05m | 4:16PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 304 | 484 | 407 | 474 | 344 | 321 | 362 | 108 | 143 | 874 | 1318 | 1127 | 922 | 340 | 627 | 568 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3851 | 3486 | 3046 | 2598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SE 10 | WNW 5 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 443 | 544 | 12 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 27 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NW 5 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 4 | — | NW 6 | WSW 5 | — | NW 6 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 531 | 553 | 677 | 913 | 553 | 342 | 36 | — | 8 | 93 | — | 38 | 22 | 934 | 889 | 1637 | 1493 | 3042 | 4589 | 4680 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 111 | 134 | 245 | 52 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 105 | 296 | 134 | 88 | 133 | 88 | 88 | 314 | 50 | 0 |
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