Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2609 | 1040 | 1027 | 1548 | 743 | 627 | 603 | 563 | 394 | 734 | 907 | 1366 | 1666 | 2068 | 1561 | 1191 | 973 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.31m | 10:39AM1.35m | 11:03PM1.32m | 11:32AM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.18m | 4:54PM0.18m | 5:15AM0.16m | 5:49PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2609 | 1040 | 1027 | 1548 | 743 | 627 | 603 | 563 | 394 | 734 | 450 | 1366 | 1666 | 2068 | 1561 | 1191 | 973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 885 | 679 | 84 | 546 | 386 | 431 | 256 | 309 | 342 | 907 | 396 | 313 | 430 | 319 | 224 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | NE 16 | WNW 5 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 91 | 90 | 5 | 52 | 260 | 121 | 363 | 379 | 298 | 342 | 370 | 187 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 59 | 87 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 80 | 89 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
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