Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 46 | 141 | 121 | 85 | 48 | 77 | 80 | 93 | 234 | 355 | 371 | 456 | 696 | 696 | 565 | 459 | 415 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:19AM1.23m | 10:43PM1.12m | 11:05AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.20m | 4:39PM0.21m | 4:50AM0.23m | 5:24PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 46 | 40 | 54 | 85 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 69 | 234 | 355 | 371 | 456 | 696 | 696 | 565 | 459 | 415 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 48 | 77 | 72 | 10 | 65 | 31 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | ESE 10 | NW 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | N 8 | SE 13 | S 19 | SSW 20 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 80 | 93 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 38 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 141 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 85 | 157 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 27 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 95 | 97 |
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