Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3826 | 2951 | 2180 | 3128 | 2157 | 2513 | 2513 | 2197 | 1999 | 1845 | 1649 | 1316 | 1136 | 961 | 776 | 584 | 334 | 217 | 263 | 157 | 151 | 92 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.41m | 6:37PM1.42m | 7:02AM1.40m | 7:29PM1.38m | 7:53AM1.40m | 8:19PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.08m | 12:26PM0.07m | 00:53AM0.10m | 1:19PM0.10m | 1:43AM0.13m | 2:12PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3826 | 2951 | 2180 | 1844 | 2157 | 2513 | 2513 | 2197 | 1999 | 1845 | 1649 | 1316 | 1136 | 961 | 776 | 584 | 334 | 217 | 263 | 137 | 151 | 92 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 196 | 186 | 106 | 157 | 48 | 86 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | NE 15 | — | ENE 12 | NE 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 8 | WNW 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 10 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 11 | 3128 | 808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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