White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)77778988771281110101098898141111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145125132117196203149105765237493226553117101177532019
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
1.36
1:24AM
1.29
1:43PM
1.29
2:13AM
1.28
2:31PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.18
7:12PM
0.16
7:33AM
0.23
7:59PM
0.20
8:24AM
0.26
8:44PM
0.24
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:46-------8:47--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111315151515121111121719192017161617192121191717
Feels °C (?)9111212121297891416161714131212141515141212
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