Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1058 | 787 | 648 | 519 | 439 | 347 | 341 | 341 | 294 | 217 | 192 | 155 | 119 | 113 | 81 | 74 | 40 | 17 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57PM1.22m | 11:27AM1.22m | 11:48PM1.17m | 12:16PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.12m | 5:40PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.16m | 6:30PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1058 | 787 | 648 | 519 | 439 | 347 | 341 | 341 | 294 | 217 | 192 | 155 | 119 | 113 | 81 | 74 | 40 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 49 | 99 | 113 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 130 | 105 | 158 |
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