Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 593 | 233 | 338 | 253 | 402 | 522 | 1139 | 1025 | 803 | 774 | 521 | 691 | 376 | 455 | 693 | 2912 | 3277 | 2981 | 1962 | 1460 | 1080 | 836 | 713 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.31m | 6:41PM1.52m | 7:09AM1.31m | 7:40PM1.50m | 8:08AM1.30m | 8:38PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM-0.05m | 1:09AM-0.03m | 1:22PM-0.05m | 2:08AM-0.03m | 2:21PM-0.04m | 3:04AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 593 | 233 | 145 | 124 | 176 | 212 | 1139 | 1025 | 803 | 774 | 174 | 163 | 376 | 455 | 693 | 2912 | 3277 | 2981 | 1962 | 1460 | 1080 | 836 | 713 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | S 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 51 | 142 | 4 | 253 | 402 | 522 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 221 | 284 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 4 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 17 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 53 | — | 338 | 176 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 521 | 691 | 150 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 74 | 107 | 107 | 95 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 106 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 72 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 95 | 18 | 18 | 80 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest