Surf Forecasts:
White Rock - The Spit surf forecast from 17 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 7,058 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 18 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Jun 18) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. 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 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 21) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Rock - The Spit over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1624 | 1317 | 828 | 1001 | 5332 | 3257 | 1286 | 540 | 333 | 314 | 273 | 249 | 211 | 378 | 1059 | 7058 | 2899 | 1628 | 888 | 283 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.45m | 7:48PM1.65m | 8:17AM1.44m | 8:45PM1.61m | 9:14AM1.42m | 9:42PM1.55m | 10:11AM1.39m | 10:37PM1.48m | 11:07AM1.36m | 11:30PM1.40m | 12:01PM1.34m | 00:22AM1.33m | 12:52PM1.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM-0.03m | 1:28PM-0.04m | 2:12AM-0.03m | 2:26PM-0.02m | 3:09AM-0.01m | 3:24PM0.01m | 4:04AM0.02m | 4:21PM0.06m | 4:57AM0.06m | 5:17PM0.12m | 5:48AM0.11m | 6:11PM0.18m | 6:37AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | W 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1624 | 1317 | 828 | 1001 | 5332 | 3257 | 1286 | 540 | 333 | 314 | 89 | 45 | 211 | 378 | 1059 | 7058 | 2899 | 1628 | 888 | 283 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | — | — | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 4 | NE 9 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 5 | 678 | — | — | 29 | 45 | 56 | 50 | 273 | 249 | 6 | 20 | 190 | — | — | — | 434 | 216 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | S 14 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 18 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | W 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 4 | — | NE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 104 | 550 | 610 | 711 | 18 | — | 1 | 3 | 80 | 90 | 176 | 278 | 284 | 185 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 88 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 143 | 77 | 71 | 165 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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