Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 89 | 86 | 89 | 92 | 115 | 110 | 201 | 367 | 469 | 582 | 671 | 1029 | 3339 | 3644 | 2752 | 1652 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.44m | 5:32PM1.65m | 5:59AM1.44m | 6:29PM1.64m | 6:56AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.01m | 11:11AM-0.03m | 11:56PM-0.01m | 12:09PM-0.04m | 00:53AM-0.02m | 1:07PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 56 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 86 | 89 | 92 | 106 | 110 | 201 | 367 | 469 | 582 | 671 | 1029 | 3339 | 3644 | 2752 | 1652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 89 | 53 | 21 | 33 | 115 | 61 | 58 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 82 | 715 | 848 | 838 | 870 | 837 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 68 | 6 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 88 | 84 | 140 | 594 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 412 | 553 | 312 | 116 | 58 | 42 | 84 | 185 | 184 | 289 | 335 | 431 | 388 | 207 | 43 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 89 | 102 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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