Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 7AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5591 | 5994 | 5111 | 5026 | 6413 | 7531 | 7639 | 6894 | 5347 | 4356 | 3898 | 3724 | 3259 | 5059 | 4029 | 3076 | 2155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.34m | 7:46AM1.32m | 8:11PM1.34m | 8:36AM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.18m | 2:01PM0.16m | 2:25AM0.17m | 2:53PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 7639 | 6894 | 5347 | 4356 | 3898 | 3724 | 3259 | 5059 | 4029 | 3076 | 2155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 11 | 246 | 919 | 1229 | 2111 | — | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 5591 | 5994 | 5111 | 5026 | 6413 | 7531 | — | — | 77 | 85 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 110 | 299 | 622 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 111 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 45 | 55 | 104 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 102 | 111 |
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