White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 Feb 2026 NZDT
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White Rock - The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rock - The Spit sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)10101014141414131212131313131313131212121213136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153214135173180178168109103756466424266666561585874116111125
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
N
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.36
9:20AM
1.43
9:46PM
1.34
10:11AM
1.37
10:37PM
1.32
11:00AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.09
3:39PM
0.12
3:59AM
0.14
4:27PM
0.15
4:50AM
0.19
5:14PM
0.20
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:32-------8:31
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161414141921212018171615181921211919181719181615
Feels °C (?)131111131921212017161515171719201816151617161212
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