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White Rock - The Spit Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.9° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s 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-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | |
610 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 494 | 384 | 362 | 269 | 189 | 175 | 145 | 123 | 83 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 94 | 101 | 87 | 101 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.35m | 6:03AM1.25m | 6:25PM1.36m | 6:50AM1.24m | 7:11PM1.36m | 7:37AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.23m | 12:12PM0.25m | 00:48AM0.23m | 12:57PM0.26m | 1:35AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 610 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 494 | 384 | 362 | 269 | 189 | 175 | 145 | 123 | 83 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 101 | 87 | 101 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | NW 5 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 94 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | — | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 24 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 100 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 2 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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