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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 am Monday 20 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 83 | 121 | 180 | 763 | 3013 | 4631 | 4948 | 4762 | 4210 | 4178 | 4151 | 3905 | 3987 | 4069 | 3826 | 3773 | 3343 | 1820 | 1569 | 1440 | 1230 | 1012 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 1.43 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:59AM 1.43 | 8:26PM 1.60 | 8:57AM 1.42 | 9:24PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.01 | 1:12PM 0.04 | 1:53AM 0.00 | 2:08PM 0.03 | 2:51AM 0.00 | 3:05PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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