Surf Forecasts:
White Rock - The Spit surf forecast from 16 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: Friday 19 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 5,936 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s 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 Wednesday (Jun 17) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 16 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 9AM. 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 Saturday (Jun 20) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 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 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 714 | 372 | 1739 | 1398 | 901 | 637 | 5936 | 3633 | 1325 | 656 | 393 | 148 | 373 | 476 | 701 | 1316 | 2107 | 2523 | 4674 | 2513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 6:20AM1.45m | 6:50PM1.67m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM-0.03m | 12:29PM-0.04m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 324 | 714 | 372 | 1739 | 1398 | 901 | 637 | 5936 | 3633 | 1325 | 656 | 393 | 148 | 373 | 476 | 701 | 1316 | 2107 | 2523 | 4674 | 2513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | E 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 109 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 596 | — | — | 7 | 20 | 40 | 146 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 1236 | 33 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 12 | NW 6 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 10 | NW 7 | SE 14 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 5 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 5 | S 7 | — | N 3 | W 4 | S 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 39 | 240 | — | 6 | 10 | 134 | — | — | 31 | 178 | 516 | 595 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 69 | — | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 143 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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