White Rock - The Spit Surf Forecast

/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.59° S 175.36° E)

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White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 Thursday (Nov 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.2m and 16s 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 12 days are 1.9m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 24) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7AM (Thu 20th Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m) 16s
Best Surf	7AM (Thu 20th Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m) 16s
Most Powerful	10PM (Mon 24th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 12s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 17		Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	S	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	8	8	9	14	12	13	15	14	13	15	15	14	14	15	5	13	13	13	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	0	25	12	7	6	8	6	6	56	46	26	23	55	50	52	59	9	84	82	109	187
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	N	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SSW	N	SW	SSW	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			4:15AM 1.28	4:34PM 1.23		4:59AM 1.30	5:20PM 1.22		5:44AM 1.32	6:06PM 1.22		6:28AM 1.34	6:52PM 1.21		7:13AM 1.35		7:38PM 1.21	7:58AM 1.35		8:23PM 1.20	8:43AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)		10:02PM 0.23	10:30AM 0.26		10:45PM 0.25	11:17AM 0.27		11:29PM 0.26	12:04PM 0.26		12:13AM 0.27	12:51PM 0.26		12:58AM 0.28		1:37PM 0.26	1:43AM 0.28		2:22PM 0.26	2:27AM 0.29

	Mon 17		Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
Sunrise	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41
Sunset	8:17	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:25	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	16	22	23	19	18	18	17	21	22	17	23	22	17	16	16	14	15	15	13	12
Feels °C (?)	15	14	19	20	18	19	20	15	18	20	13	17	16	13	14	15	12	12	12	10	8

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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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White Rock is 56 km (35 miles) from Lower Hutt. If you plan a holiday in The Wairarapa, look for hotels and other accommodation in Lower Hutt. Lower Hutt has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.