
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Rock - The Spit today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit at 12AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Rock - The Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1312 | 3251 | 4108 | 4751 | 4773 | 4472 | 3714 | 3054 | 2618 | 2076 | 1773 | 1505 | 1284 | 1089 | 915 | 774 | 762 | 649 | 668 | 569 | 512 | 408 | 326 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.35m | 5:02AM1.21m | 5:26PM1.36m | 5:47AM1.21m | 6:11PM1.36m | 6:32AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.28m | 11:08AM0.27m | 11:48PM0.27m | 11:53AM0.26m | 00:34AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
1312 | 3251 | 4108 | 4751 | 4773 | 4472 | 3714 | 3054 | 2618 | 2076 | 1773 | 1505 | 1284 | 1089 | 915 | 774 | 762 | 649 | 668 | 569 | 313 | 351 | 281 | 265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
370 | 339 | 377 | 279 | 271 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 271 | 266 | 262 | 268 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 220 | 225 | 225 | 230 | 245 | 512 | 408 | 326 | 302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 95 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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