Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 530 | 951 | 1897 | 2474 | 3499 | 3193 | 2827 | 2658 | 2236 | 1744 | 1462 | 1121 | 897 | 699 | 522 | 302 | 198 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.26m | 9:46AM1.44m | 10:15PM1.27m | 10:44AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.02m | 4:13PM0.00m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:09PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 510 | 530 | 4 | 392 | — | — | — | 2827 | 2658 | 2236 | 1744 | 1462 | 1121 | 897 | 699 | 522 | 302 | 198 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 297 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 951 | 1897 | 2474 | 3499 | 3193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 172 | 411 | 603 | 540 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 80 | 182 | 157 | 72 | 120 | 120 | 238 | 130 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
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