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White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 NZDT
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White Rock - The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rock - The Spit sea temperature is
15.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Dec)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Dec)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSW
0.3
SE
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)11101010101111111117106799101010998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20191817161818181829171997612499355838454002287618951230781617481373
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
SW
30
SW
35
W
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.28
3:17PM
1.22
3:44AM
1.29
4:03PM
1.20
4:29AM
1.31
4:49PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.24
9:13AM
0.29
9:28PM
0.26
10:01AM
0.30
10:11PM
0.28
10:48AM
0.29
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:49-------8:50
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----24---11213621-------
Temp. °C181818191917151615141112101111121212131314151513
Feels °C (?)111111131212898855221344679111212
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