White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)10131313141414131313131312121514141414161616155
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494845444051474544423216151521494649532525255453
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
1.33
9:42AM
1.21
10:01PM
1.32
10:27AM
1.19
10:47PM
1.30
11:12AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.28
3:37AM
0.26
3:46PM
0.30
4:23AM
0.28
4:31PM
0.31
5:07AM
0.29
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:57-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1531-----------------
Temp. °C181616151616172020181817171718191918171615141515
Feels °C (?)141112121313151919151312131313151515151513121313
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