Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 3AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 229 | 444 | 871 | 1021 | 919 | 1365 | 970 | 761 | 629 | 719 | 773 | 712 | 614 | 505 | 431 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.18m | 2:11PM1.30m | 2:32AM1.19m | 2:56PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.30m | 7:52AM0.28m | 8:28PM0.28m | 8:37AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 168 | 326 | 334 | 525 | 805 | 508 | 508 | 321 | 378 | 54 | 773 | 712 | 614 | 505 | 431 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 255 | 229 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 112 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 150 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | W 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 444 | 871 | 1021 | 919 | 1365 | 970 | 761 | 629 | 719 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 184 | 155 | 111 | 183 | 133 | 133 | 88 | 88 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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