White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
16.3° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)111011121212121212121213131314131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112130183280325378371407361479555690859859947933859859778690609543466335
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
1.30
12:48PM
1.19
1:10AM
1.29
1:33PM
1.18
1:55AM
1.29
2:17PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.30
6:52PM
0.31
7:28AM
0.31
7:36PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.31
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:09-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:43-------7:40
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------6422---
Temp. °C131312121519211916151515192323212016151414151414
Feels °C (?)999811161917131212121822222120131189111011
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