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 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
1.9
NW
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
1.3
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1.6
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
249
6
5
26
83
55
48
45
45
133
217
232
249
101
28
28
54
103
100
356
1704
2114
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:49AM1.30m
5:22PM1.50m
5:47AM1.30m
6:20PM1.48m
6:46AM1.30m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.00m
11:02AM-0.04m
11:48PM-0.01m
12:01PM-0.05m
00:47AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
10
9
9
9
8
8
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
7
7
8
8
7
6
10
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