White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)11101010109998151499712111010998889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)705826746636462322213134806081591211763033193112448465513742461258979
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SE
5
E
15
ENE
15
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
15
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.39
9:11PM
1.36
9:37AM
1.39
10:03PM
1.40
10:30AM
1.38
10:57PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.13
3:25AM
0.11
3:52PM
0.12
4:19AM
0.11
4:43PM
0.12
5:15AM
0.11
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset---8:15-------8:13-------8:12----
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151717171416161617201817151413131516171714131417
Feels °C (?)13161615121010109151516131110101314161511111213
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