Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)55661615141314141311111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4555648213816914515417314513766908886807852525234323333
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
1.14
7:37PM
1.21
8:04AM
1.12
8:26PM
1.21
8:52AM
1.11
9:13PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.18
1:28PM
0.21
2:02AM
0.20
2:15PM
0.23
2:50AM
0.21
3:01PM
0.24
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:02-------6:00--
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------21
Temp. °C131213141414131213131620211714141415161819161615
Feels °C (?)121112131213121112121517181612121213151616141413
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