Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 522 | 503 | 425 | 418 | 349 | 331 | 260 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 198 | 157 | 119 | 116 | 86 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.20m | 5:39PM1.35m | 5:59AM1.20m | 6:23PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.27m | 11:20AM0.24m | 00:00AM0.25m | 12:05PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 609 | 522 | 503 | 425 | 418 | 349 | 331 | 260 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 198 | 157 | 119 | 116 | 51 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 459 | 372 | 348 | 264 | 261 | 166 | 158 | 156 | 116 | 54 | 38 | 56 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 86 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 26 | 113 | 61 | 36 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 84 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 147 | 170 | 223 | 305 | 214 | 107 | 109 | 134 | 51 | 144 | 370 | 467 | 322 | 330 | 346 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 111 | 17 | 17 | 131 | 16 | 111 | 111 | 77 | 89 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 111 |
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