Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
2.1
NW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)14101099915161661616141212121212161414141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2081079821244829747140394490387333322229546400373261192172
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.15
5:39PM
1.13
6:03AM
1.16
6:26PM
1.11
6:50AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
0.20
11:34AM
0.21
11:54PM
0.22
12:24PM
0.22
12:40AM
0.23
1:14PM
0.23
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:22-------6:20-------6:18----
Sunset-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C151516161716161615141211151515131313141517191717
Feels °C (?)779898978897988786691111911
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whatarangi Point and Bombora (strong winds from the N at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 14 km from Whatarangi Point and Bombora). 0.3m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.1m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.1m 13s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 48 min ago

43 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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