Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)13139998131412121313131213151414131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333316121211162015304232161516428073686651292825
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
1.26
10:36PM
1.39
11:05AM
1.26
11:33PM
1.41
12:01PM
1.26
12:30AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.04
4:21PM
0.05
5:01AM
0.03
5:16PM
0.04
5:57AM
0.04
6:11PM
0.04
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:23-------7:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------2-
Temp. °C121317222219161615151719201715151516171919171616
Feels °C (?)91015202120161614151819191714141315151717151414
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