White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for White Rock - The Spit this week:

The surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at White Rock - The Spit in the next 12 days are 2.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 12) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 12) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Wed 9th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 10s
Best Surf12PM (Thu 10th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 9PM (Sat 12th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Rock - The Spit over the next 12 days.

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Wed
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Mon
21
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
2.4
E
2.4
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)911101112121615151111111111121211111110101111111110101099101816151415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15976652810008871014258291349134389880378578479164656352540743111681389847650330198217188162133190234149126106
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
N
40
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
15
WSW
20
S
10
ENE
15
NNE
35
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.34
4:17AM
1.21
4:42PM
1.36
5:03AM
1.21
5:27PM
1.38
5:49AM
1.22
6:13PM
1.40
6:35AM
1.23
6:59PM
1.41
7:22AM
1.24
7:46PM
1.41
8:10AM
1.26
8:34PM
1.41
9:00AM
1.29
9:24PM
1.41
9:52AM
1.32
10:16PM
1.40
10:45AM
1.36
11:10PM
1.39
11:40AM
1.41
12:06AM
1.38
12:36PM
1.46
1:02AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.29
10:22AM
0.27
11:03PM
0.26
11:08AM
0.24
11:50PM
0.24
11:54AM
0.22
12:36AM
0.21
12:41PM
0.19
1:22AM
0.19
1:28PM
0.17
2:09AM
0.16
2:18PM
0.15
2:56AM
0.14
3:09PM
0.14
3:44AM
0.12
4:02PM
0.13
4:34AM
0.11
4:58PM
0.12
5:25AM
0.10
5:55PM
0.12
6:18AM
0.09
6:54PM
0.11
7:13AM
0.09
Wed
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Mon
21
Sunrise--7:43--7:43--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:39--7:39--7:39--7:37--7:37--7:37
Sunset5:02--5:02--5:04--5:05--5:06--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:09--5:09--5:10--
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Rain (mm)
-2----410-----1------------------113-
Temp. °C12111214131414131414131314121313121415121312111414131311911121213131010
Feels °C (?)87912111096109510119986912377589810666537506

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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Information about the White Rock - The Spit Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for White Rock - The Spit provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at White Rock - The Spit can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our White Rock - The Spit surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (White Rock - The Spit) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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