Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 217 | 187 | 170 | 131 | 123 | 79 | 121 | 126 | 128 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 144 | 174 | 160 | 101 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.17m | 4:42PM1.19m | 5:08AM1.23m | 5:35PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.18m | 10:30AM0.16m | 10:55PM0.15m | 11:25AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 248 | 217 | 187 | 170 | 131 | 123 | 61 | 59 | 126 | 128 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 47 | 144 | 174 | 160 | 101 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 121 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | SSW 18 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 243 | 260 | 143 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 69 | 149 | 275 | 275 | 341 | 399 | 456 | 555 | 655 | 694 | 813 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 105 | 130 | 140 | 140 |
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