Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
WNW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
2
NW
1.5
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
S
1
S
1
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)555555665412125566566699911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89745666761171501636920111314152461431472272531341691691691482
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:47-------5:46---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516171614141413111415161416151514141616141211
Feels °C (?)111111121189101091213131298977101110109
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