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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 21 | 180 | 315 | 342 | 235 | 182 | 176 | 110 | 96 | 115 | 118 | 114 | 208 | 203 | 149 | 105 | 78 | 52 | 70 | 45 | 29 | 56 | 55 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 1.43 | 12:33AM 1.31 | 12:54PM 1.36 | 1:24AM 1.29 | 1:43PM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 0.12 | 6:23PM 0.12 | 6:41AM 0.18 | 7:12PM 0.16 | 7:33AM 0.23 | 7:59PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
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