White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDT
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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Dec)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (15 Dec)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSW
0.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)988811141110101010111111111747888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17101111194120191816161830301829298551422148916381174915601
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.28
2:31PM
1.25
2:59AM
1.28
3:17PM
1.22
3:44AM
1.29
4:03PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.26
8:44PM
0.24
9:13AM
0.29
9:28PM
0.26
10:01AM
0.30
10:11PM
0.28
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:47-------8:49--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------42---1-671---
Temp. °C161619212019181818181916161716141212101113131212
Feels °C (?)13121415131311111212131210109854125677
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