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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 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12 | 19 | 59 | 114 | 138 | 320 | 789 | 1932 | 3442 | 5022 | 5280 | 5169 | 5077 | 5490 | 5743 | 6171 | 4430 | 3728 | 5499 | 5228 | 4560 | 4237 | 4292 | 4227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 1.54 | 7:02AM 1.43 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:59AM 1.43 | 8:26PM 1.60 | 8:57AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.01 | 1:12PM 0.04 | 1:53AM 0.00 | 2:08PM 0.03 | 2:51AM 0.00 | 3:05PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 14 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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