Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
232
127
147
228
228
184
95
48
46
43
42
42
42
41
20
20
19
19
18
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
0
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
0
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
4:52AM1.24m
5:18PM1.25m
5:45AM1.24m
6:10PM1.22m
6:36AM1.24m
7:02PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.09m
11:09AM0.09m
11:37PM0.11m
12:04PM0.12m
00:28AM0.13m
12:59PM0.14m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
16
19
17
17
13
12
11
12
16
19
18
16
12
12
12
11
16
18
20
17
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
18
17
17
11
10
9
10
14
15
14
14
11
11
11
10
16
18
20
17
13
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