Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 113 | 83 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 60 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 99 | 140 | 151 | 241 | 255 | 247 | 264 | 212 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.38m | 9:09PM1.30m | 9:33AM1.36m | 9:58PM1.26m | 10:21AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.17m | 3:03PM0.18m | 3:19AM0.21m | 3:52PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.25m | 4:40PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 113 | 83 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 77 | 151 | 137 | 111 | 66 | 264 | 179 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 26 | 35 | 66 | 30 | 67 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 79 | 81 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 17 | 43 | 114 | 241 | 255 | 247 | 49 | 33 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 82 | 36 | 100 | 98 | 119 | 162 | 212 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 88 | 305 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 415 | 332 | 201 | 128 | 99 | 75 | 61 | 42 | 22 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 80 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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