Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 128 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 53 | 33 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.39m | 6:21PM1.36m | 6:45AM1.39m | 7:11PM1.33m | 7:34AM1.40m | 8:00PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.12m | 00:35AM0.14m | 1:04PM0.14m | 1:23AM0.17m | 1:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 139 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 105 | 102 | 75 | 75 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 193 | 128 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 63 | 20 | 52 | 53 | 33 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | SE 12 | WNW 4 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | W 3 | WNW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 79 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 2 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | ENE 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 205 | — | 1 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 102 | 52 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 62 | 7 | 35 | 95 | 157 | 223 | 209 | 199 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 276 | 88 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 77 | 134 | 134 | 7 |
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