Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 308 | 207 | 142 | 254 | 588 | 926 | 1094 | 1282 | 863 | 708 | 497 | 402 | 442 | 459 | 423 | 347 | 281 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.08m | 2:00PM1.18m | 2:20AM1.08m | 2:44PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.25m | 7:40AM0.23m | 8:16PM0.24m | 8:24AM0.21m | 9:00PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 427 | 308 | 207 | 142 | 131 | 186 | 273 | 252 | 174 | 169 | 163 | 178 | 169 | 442 | 459 | 423 | 347 | 281 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 41 | 95 | 140 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | N 16 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 254 | 588 | 926 | 1094 | 1282 | 863 | 708 | 497 | 402 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 153 | 97 | 130 | 120 | 120 | 72 | 52 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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