Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 19 Dec 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (19 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.9
NW
0.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)7777766612678998888888898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10767503322191523330119400662662453316264264257235246207212264252
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcrosscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.20
5:25PM
1.08
5:49AM
1.22
6:10PM
1.08
6:35AM
1.22
6:56PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.25
11:26AM
0.26
11:32PM
0.25
12:14PM
0.25
12:18AM
0.24
1:01PM
0.25
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---5:39-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:51-------8:52
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111--1111------
Temp. °C141415161919191716111111121414121010101014141513
Feels °C (?)121213141514141112781010111210899912111211
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