Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 64 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 61 | 98 | 98 | 57 | 50 | 160 | 121 | 714 | 4647 | 7281 | 6954 | 6492 | 6312 | 6191 | 5642 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.39m | 8:49PM1.28m | 9:10AM1.38m | 9:37PM1.26m | 9:58AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.19m | 2:44PM0.18m | 2:57AM0.22m | 3:33PM0.21m | 3:44AM0.25m | 4:20PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SW 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 61 | 98 | 38 | 34 | 61 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 178 | 297 | 434 | 312 | 322 | 361 | 332 | 109 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 42 | 27 | 38 | 160 | 121 | 714 | 4647 | 7281 | 6954 | 6492 | 6312 | 6191 | 5642 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 134 | 143 | 77 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 88 | 163 | 163 | 260 | 249 | 175 | 310 | 163 | 276 |
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