Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 505 | 317 | 291 | 271 | 219 | 176 | 109 | 79 | 63 | 77 | 82 | 120 | 101 | 99 | 78 | 73 | 78 | 95 | 67 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.58m | 3:44AM1.40m | 4:16PM1.59m | 4:41AM1.42m | 5:12PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.04m | 9:41PM0.05m | 9:54AM0.01m | 10:38PM0.03m | 10:52AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 182 | 505 | 317 | 291 | 271 | 219 | 176 | 109 | 79 | 63 | 77 | 82 | 120 | 101 | 99 | 78 | 73 | 78 | 95 | 67 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 34 | 84 | 60 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 51 | 70 | 67 | 44 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 539 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 40 | 72 | 87 | 110 | 143 | 183 | 154 | 98 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 91 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 105 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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