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White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 Feb 2026 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 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: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
S
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
6
SSW
6.5
SSW
7
SW
5.5
SSW
6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1012129911139466677678991011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45373714141214640146170181209214212502114422393885653499721275363409130
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
60
SW
65
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
1.29
2:55PM
1.19
3:19AM
1.31
3:40PM
1.19
4:05AM
1.32
4:25PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
0.32
9:00PM
0.30
9:37AM
0.31
9:45PM
0.28
10:24AM
0.29
10:30PM
0.26
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-6:37-------6:39-------6:39------
Sunset-----8:25-------8:24-------8:22--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1--------------1516123
Temp. °C171821202221201815151516151515141414141312121313
Feels °C (?)171720202422201711121213111211876520-211
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