
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 50 | 173 | 1382 | 5442 | 6856 | 6289 | 5870 | 4971 | 4468 | 4002 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.25m | 8:44PM1.14m | 9:07AM1.25m | 9:33PM1.13m | 9:55AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.18m | 2:43PM0.17m | 2:55AM0.20m | 3:32PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.22m | 4:20PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | WNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 8 | NW 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 28 | 50 | 2 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 17 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 11 | NW 8 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
164 | 224 | 175 | 206 | 214 | 266 | 146 | 103 | 89 | 57 | 83 | 7 | — | — | 21 | 173 | 1382 | 5442 | 6856 | 6289 | 5870 | 4971 | 4468 | 4002 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 130 | 140 | 80 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 83 | 72 | 147 | 147 | 243 | 232 | 160 | 298 | 147 | 263 |
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