Surf Forecasts:
White Rock - The Spit surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 4,499 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for White Rock - The Spit this week:
The surf forecast for White Rock - The Spit over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at White Rock - The Spit in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Rock - The Spit over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 472 | 426 | 229 | 104 | 98 | 122 | 139 | 995 | 1140 | 961 | 1160 | 2097 | 1379 | 1280 | 1975 | 2217 | 3413 | 4235 | 4343 | 3361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.18m | 8:22PM1.32m | 8:45AM1.18m | 9:05PM1.31m | 9:29AM1.19m | 9:48PM1.30m | 10:14AM1.22m | 10:34PM1.30m | 11:01AM1.27m | 11:23PM1.31m | 11:51AM1.33m | 00:15AM1.32m | 12:45PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.25m | 2:06PM0.26m | 2:44AM0.25m | 2:49PM0.26m | 3:25AM0.24m | 3:34PM0.25m | 4:07AM0.23m | 4:21PM0.24m | 4:51AM0.21m | 5:11PM0.22m | 5:37AM0.18m | 6:04PM0.19m | 6:27AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 10 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 496 | 472 | 426 | 229 | 297 | 154 | 122 | 139 | 995 | 1140 | 961 | 1160 | 401 | 1379 | 902 | 68 | 600 | 138 | 133 | 200 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 104 | 98 | 59 | 75 | 236 | 963 | 695 | 730 | 226 | 265 | 71 | 119 | 164 | 13 | 25 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 11 | — | 195 | 173 | 204 | — | — | 104 | 40 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NE 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 6 | E 5 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 109 | 73 | 204 | 273 | 82 | 105 | 133 | 1421 | — | 956 | — | 2097 | 989 | 1280 | 1975 | 2217 | 3413 | 4235 | 4343 | 3361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 175 | 12 | 70 | 13 | 88 | 170 | 105 | 133 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 221 | 155 | 221 |
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