Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 7AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 33 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 214 | 114 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.20m | 8:40AM1.24m | 9:06PM1.17m | 9:30AM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.15m | 3:18AM0.18m | 3:52PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 68 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 73 | 119 | 200 | 334 | 330 | 363 | 386 | 295 | 214 | 114 | 96 | 76 | 67 | 40 | 31 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
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