Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SE 16 | SW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 258 | 191 | 133 | 133 | 190 | 38 | 41 | 2518 | 6863 | 6700 | 6074 | 5873 | 4826 | 4146 | 2667 | 1904 | 1458 | 1107 | 588 | 349 | 380 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.07m | 6:13PM1.20m | 6:33AM1.07m | 6:59PM1.19m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:44PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.21m | 00:38AM0.23m | 12:44PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.22m | 1:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 5 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 145 | 245 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 3501 | 2667 | 1904 | 1458 | 1107 | 588 | 349 | 380 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 181 | 181 | 109 | 400 | 195 | 206 | 176 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | E 15 | S 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 151 | 4 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 266 | 258 | 191 | 133 | 133 | 190 | 295 | 41 | 2518 | 6863 | 6700 | 6074 | 5873 | 4826 | 4146 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 80 | 97 | 130 | 130 | 97 | 166 | 51 | 237 | 147 | 120 | 147 | 243 | 130 | 97 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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