White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
4.5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3
SSW
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)667910101010101010101010101010109911101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154329671318444885169493647624840527553694914409236343211312331363230294513321274126713001207
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.43
7:29PM
1.58
7:59AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.60
8:57AM
1.42
9:24PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.04
1:53AM
0.00
2:08PM
0.03
2:51AM
0.00
3:05PM
0.03
3:48AM
0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:37-------5:37-----
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-2481011852221-111--11-1-1
Temp. °C131414121099910101011111110111110101011111011
Feels °C (?)8872-1-1-1-10-101111111124355
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