Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SW 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 412 | 408 | 599 | 690 | 713 | 823 | 823 | 1188 | 1207 | 1442 | 1420 | 1387 | 1430 | 1294 | 1294 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.20m | 3:24PM1.33m | 3:44AM1.20m | 4:09PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.30m | 9:05AM0.29m | 9:44PM0.30m | 9:50AM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 314 | 408 | 599 | 690 | 713 | 823 | 823 | 1188 | 1207 | 1442 | 1420 | 1387 | 1430 | 1294 | 1294 | 1230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 273 | 82 | 75 | 46 | 142 | 124 | 93 | 70 | 289 | 215 | 193 | 183 | 146 | 128 | 128 | 94 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 237 | 85 | 28 | — | 90 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 412 | 223 | 192 | 243 | 132 | 313 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 88 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 88 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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