Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 714 | 281 | 444 | 482 | 743 | 1011 | 1648 | 1538 | 1317 | 1157 | 828 | 665 | 653 | 543 | 3021 | 4787 | 5801 | 4951 | 3544 | 2581 | 1644 | 1306 | 998 | 803 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:20AM1.45m | 6:50PM1.67m | 7:18AM1.45m | 7:48PM1.65m | 8:17AM1.44m | 8:45PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM-0.04m | 1:15AM-0.03m | 1:28PM-0.04m | 2:12AM-0.03m | 2:26PM-0.02m | 3:09AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 714 | 281 | 444 | 212 | 245 | 1011 | 1648 | 1538 | 1317 | 1157 | 828 | 665 | 653 | 540 | 3021 | 4787 | 5801 | 4951 | 3544 | 2581 | 1644 | 1306 | 998 | 803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 2 | 482 | 743 | 186 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 296 | 360 | 543 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 265 | 143 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 19 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 64 | 122 | 143 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 105 | 88 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 88 | 80 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
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