Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.1° 

Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 11PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2009
1765
1544
1192
1025
920
860
764
659
554
469
492
431
405
242
184
174
165
156
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:43PM1.22m
9:09AM1.33m
9:38PM1.23m
10:05AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.11m
3:35PM0.08m
3:50AM0.09m
4:30PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
10
9
7
7
13
14
14
11
8
7
8
8
13
17
17
14
11
Feels °C
11
12
8
7
4
3
9
10
11
9
6
4
5
5
9
12
13
11
9
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