White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is 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 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSE
0.8
WSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121111111414141055617161514131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123710608135664032762161571168574534733333852162318348286265282222
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
1.35
7:32AM
1.30
7:55PM
1.35
8:20AM
1.28
8:42PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.18
1:26AM
0.18
1:45PM
0.20
2:15AM
0.19
2:31PM
0.23
3:03AM
0.21
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:06-------7:04----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161919161616161618191916141413131415151414151514
Feels °C (?)121615111010101114131413121312121314141313151412
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