Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
ESE
1.2
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
0.5
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)1671615151414115661057771111101010995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5026484442414123731891545165157176117245692726551327177113165
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.14
7:48AM
1.24
8:11PM
1.17
8:38AM
1.24
9:03PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.17
1:34AM
0.13
2:09PM
0.15
2:27AM
0.12
2:59PM
0.13
3:22AM
0.11
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192120191716161619212215121112111518191813151515
Feels °C (?)161715151515141315161712101011101417171691098
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