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White Rock - The Spit Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | |
45 | 72 | 115 | 273 | 348 | 503 | 566 | 513 | 2329 | 3009 | 2959 | 2411 | 1856 | 1419 | 1193 | 834 | 706 | 559 | 721 | 651 | 642 | 661 | 800 | 716 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.31m | 4:07PM1.32m | 4:29AM1.28m | 4:54PM1.33m | 5:16AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.19m | 9:56AM0.19m | 10:23PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.21m | 11:12PM0.22m | 11:27AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 18 | 72 | 115 | 273 | 7 | 192 | 220 | 513 | 2329 | 3009 | 2959 | 2411 | 1856 | 1419 | 1193 | 834 | 706 | 559 | 721 | 651 | 642 | 661 | 800 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | N 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 499 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | SW 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 15 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 13 | — | — | NE 8 | NW 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 15 | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 124 | 124 | 90 | 348 | 503 | 566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 26 | — | 15 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 174 | 133 | 133 | 134 | 298 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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