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Taronui Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Taronui Bay-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taronui Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Taronui Bay-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Taronui Bay-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taronui Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 203 | 516 | 328 | 260 | 234 | 228 | 228 | 255 | 255 | 249 | 243 | 203 | 197 | 173 | 173 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 163 | 167 | 147 | 151 | 159 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 2.25 | 3:43AM 2.10 | 3:59PM 2.20 | 4:40AM 2.09 | 4:48PM 2.16 | 5:34AM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 0.83 | 9:29PM 0.76 | 9:46AM 0.91 | 10:21PM 0.80 | 10:43AM 0.96 | 11:11PM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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