White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)--
Afternoon (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (27 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010998677761065121515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109684527202019999881133621156023281614442254
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
1.17
11:36AM
1.32
12:02AM
1.19
12:22PM
1.33
12:50AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.27
5:58PM
0.23
6:06AM
0.24
6:42PM
0.20
6:56AM
0.21
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:31------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211919191919192121191513131318191818151413141819
Feels °C (?)161415151616181619171412121218171416141211111312
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