Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.2° 

Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1842
1875
1801
1776
1591
1363
3379
4679
5302
4523
3879
2943
2398
1921
1462
1215
1058
892
648
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:10PM1.34m
9:39AM1.25m
10:05PM1.28m
10:34AM1.23m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.04m
3:54PM0.07m
4:24AM0.07m
4:48PM0.12m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
11
10
8
7
6
5
5
5
10
11
8
8
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
7
6
5
3
2
2
2
8
9
6
5
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