Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average 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 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)91413131313131378889101010109121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39383535581331731705426449351960313744434443391732862642368835513256268020941616
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.39
3:52PM
1.24
4:23AM
1.38
4:45PM
1.23
5:16AM
1.35
5:39PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.04
9:50AM
0.08
10:03PM
0.04
10:45AM
0.08
10:59PM
0.05
11:39AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:58--------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:02-------8:01-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------64221222211111--
Temp. °C1211111117181714991010101010101010101012131413
Feels °C (?)99991415161246433334455578910
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