Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 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
15.9° C
(Which is 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 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1314121213131312131514141313121212101110107616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162015304232161516428074686652292919121189410
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.39
11:05AM
1.26
11:33PM
1.41
12:01PM
1.26
12:30AM
1.41
12:57PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
0.03
5:16PM
0.04
5:57AM
0.04
6:11PM
0.04
6:52AM
0.04
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------2315631----
Temp. °C161615151720191715151616171615161515151616182320
Feels °C (?)161614151720191714131414151512141211121313162119
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