Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9PM is: 2.1m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 22s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4063 | 4157 | 3284 | 3245 | 2494 | 2357 | 1818 | 1708 | 1498 | 1703 | 1635 | 1776 | 1591 | 1419 | 3490 | 4728 | 5358 | 5023 | 4227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.40m | 8:42AM1.27m | 9:10PM1.34m | 9:39AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.01m | 2:57PM0.02m | 3:32AM0.04m | 3:54PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 4063 | 4157 | 3284 | 3245 | 2494 | 2357 | 1818 | 1708 | 1498 | 1703 | 1635 | 1776 | 1591 | 1419 | 3490 | 4728 | 5358 | 5023 | 4227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 134 | 133 | 127 | 123 | 88 | 87 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 450 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | S 21 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 99 | 1091 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 37 | 127 | 125 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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