Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3648 | 2968 | 2710 | 2259 | 2093 | 2053 | 2095 | 1422 | 1592 | 1121 | 955 | 1271 | 2786 | 2437 | 2091 | 1739 | 1682 | 1592 | 1849 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.23m | 10:45AM1.34m | 11:11PM1.21m | 11:31AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.28m | 5:06PM0.26m | 5:15AM0.29m | 5:52PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 292 | 527 | 541 | 313 | 346 | 346 | 322 | 1271 | 901 | 2437 | 2091 | 1739 | 1682 | 1592 | 1849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 33 | 25 | 300 | 704 | — | 45 | 44 | 9 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | — | NE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 70 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3648 | 2968 | 2710 | 2259 | 2093 | 2053 | 2095 | 1422 | 1592 | 1121 | 955 | — | 2786 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 163 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 111 | 111 | 260 | 249 | 134 | 105 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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