Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | S 8 | NW 6 | S 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 224 | 12 | 172 | 45 | 36 | 58 | 440 | 388 | 371 | 261 | 171 | 270 | 340 | 120 | 183 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.26m | 3:46PM1.38m | 4:10AM1.26m | 4:40PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.02m | 9:12PM0.05m | 9:28AM0.02m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:25AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 108 | 104 | 105 | 78 | 171 | 128 | 86 | 54 | 183 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | S 7 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 75 | 71 | 131 | 126 | 270 | 340 | 120 | 38 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 22 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 62 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 35 | 74 | 224 | 398 | 172 | 45 | 14 | 58 | 440 | 388 | 371 | 261 | — | — | 25 | 54 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 130 | 130 | 72 | 120 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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