Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 102 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 70 | 44 | 384 | 3343 | 5242 | 4402 | 4567 | 4363 | 3909 | 3167 | 2476 | 2247 | 2010 | 1559 | 1155 | 1092 | 787 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.25m | 9:33PM1.13m | 9:55AM1.24m | 10:21PM1.11m | 10:42AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.20m | 3:32PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.22m | 4:20PM0.20m | 4:28AM0.23m | 5:05PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 70 | 44 | 2 | 18 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 51 | — | 346 | 312 | 280 | 599 | 787 | 890 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 344 | 121 | — | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 275 | 102 | 16 | 9 | 3 | — | 9 | 384 | 3343 | 5242 | 4402 | 4567 | 4363 | 3909 | 3167 | 2476 | 2247 | 2010 | 1559 | 1155 | 1092 | 771 | 643 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 90 | 147 | 160 | 160 | 147 | 147 | 298 | 147 | 182 | 221 | 221 | 182 | 97 | 282 | 282 | 130 | 97 |
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