Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
0.3
SSW
15
1.1
NW
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
86
74
50
32
31
17
7
258
258
169
144
177
183
42
58
60
70
108
183
229
198
204
293
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM1.27m
11:40AM1.42m
00:09AM1.26m
12:36PM1.39m
1:04AM1.25m
1:30PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.01m
6:04PM0.01m
6:18AM0.02m
6:58PM0.02m
7:14AM0.04m
7:50PM0.05m
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light rain
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Temp °C
12
13
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
18
19
20
18
15
Feels °C
5
7
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
17
19
18
17
14
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