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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 11 am Sunday 19 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today?
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 83 | 111 | 93 | 675 | 2331 | 4975 | 5612 | 5559 | 5212 | 5590 | 5745 | 5995 | 6242 | 6157 | 5252 | 4527 | 4077 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:05AM 1.43 | 6:32PM 1.54 | 7:02AM 1.43 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:59AM 1.43 | 8:26PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 0.05 | 12:54AM 0.01 | 1:12PM 0.04 | 1:53AM 0.00 | 2:08PM 0.03 | 2:51AM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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