White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 01 Jan 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
16.5° 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 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
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 (?)
1.7
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)888888899988888877555667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)374274216167155995131311918171716151414101725375392141
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
1.50
3:39PM
1.39
4:10AM
1.57
4:37PM
1.41
5:08AM
1.61
5:35PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.08
9:32AM
0.08
9:49PM
0.05
10:32AM
0.05
10:46PM
0.02
11:32AM
0.03
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise---5:47-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:54-------8:54
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161920211917171616181919171514141415151414
Feels °C (?)161615151615161311121212151616151312121112121111
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