White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 Nov 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)51413131313131313131312131312121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27506664808080111149172206196257341377419412405336296234234234173
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.35
8:23PM
1.20
8:43AM
1.34
9:08PM
1.19
9:27AM
1.33
9:51PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
0.28
2:22PM
0.26
2:27AM
0.29
3:07PM
0.26
3:11AM
0.29
3:50PM
0.27
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-5:43-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset-----8:25-------8:27-------8:28--
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------121------------
Temp. °C121215161716141414131313131312121313161818181615
Feels °C (?)1111151516151314141011101098899121415151413
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