Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 47 | 198 | 1192 | 972 | 824 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.24m | 1:08PM1.31m | 1:28AM1.22m | 1:54PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.25m | 6:50AM0.25m | 7:24PM0.28m | 7:36AM0.27m | 8:11PM0.30m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 6 | ESE 12 | WNW 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 15 | 83 | 46 | 77 | 90 | 25 | 48 | 125 | 161 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | ESE 12 | SW 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 53 | 27 | 148 | 188 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 29 | 47 | 102 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | S 9 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 342 | 393 | 383 | 286 | 183 | 140 | 47 | 120 | 71 | 156 | 203 | 81 | 1 | 198 | 1192 | 972 | 824 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 348 | 198 | 155 | 155 | 189 | 198 | 156 | 134 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 105 | 298 | 134 | 134 |
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