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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 173 | 168 | 212 | 71 | 144 | 184 | 141 | 139 | 99 | 91 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 56 | 40 | 31 | 289 | 540 | 749 | 637 | 558 | 528 | 438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:14AM 1.57 | 10:44PM 1.38 | 11:09AM 1.50 | 11:39PM 1.34 | 12:03PM 1.43 | 12:33AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 0.03 | 4:38PM 0.03 | 4:52AM 0.07 | 5:31PM 0.07 | 5:47AM 0.12 | 6:23PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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