White Rock - The Spit surf break

White Rock - The Spit surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 8s 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+) 6PM (Wed 9th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 8s
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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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)119111011121216151511111111111212111111101011111111101010991018161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)14315976652810008871014258291349134389880378578479164656352540743111681389847650330198217188162133190234149126
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
35
NW
5
WNW
15
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
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
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onon
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)
9:37AM
0.28
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
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise7:43--7:43--7:43--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:39--7:39--7:39--7:37--7:37--
Sunset-5:02--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)
-------15---------------------------
Temp. °C11121112141314131313131313141213131214141213131214141313121012121011109
Feels °C (?)687101210108598581079879944421111610871097764

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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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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