Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1063 | 1332 | 1523 | 1839 | 1992 | 2354 | 3800 | 5718 | 6261 | 5676 | 5464 | 4681 | 4237 | 3854 | 3615 | 3224 | 3076 | 2786 | 2480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.39m | 7:57PM1.36m | 8:21AM1.44m | 8:50PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.15m | 1:48PM0.12m | 2:09AM0.13m | 2:42PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1063 | 1332 | 1523 | 1839 | 1992 | 2354 | 3800 | 5718 | 6261 | 5676 | 5464 | 4681 | 4237 | 3854 | 3615 | 3224 | 3076 | 2786 | 2480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 89 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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