Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
92
94
84
78
86
314
531
523
298
547
507
398
355
288
246
303
380
557
988
2134
2610
2387
1587
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
11:13PM1.42m
11:41AM1.25m
00:08AM1.37m
12:35PM1.23m
1:01AM1.32m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.02m
5:36AM0.03m
5:50PM0.04m
6:29AM0.05m
6:44PM0.07m
7:21AM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
13
10
9
8
8
8
12
17
18
13
11
10
10
10
13
17
16
12
12
12
11
10
12
16
11
9
8
6
5
5
9
15
16
11
8
7
8
8
11
14
13
11
10
11
10
9
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
76
74
94
78
78
86
314
531
523
298
547
507
398
355
288
246
303
380
557
988
2134
2610
2387
1587
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.8
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
63
92
87
84
51
86
3
1
3
215
5
3
1
2
2
2
2
28
5
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
12
13
12
12
3
3
12
3
3
1
3
3
6
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
3
6
9
10
6
8
15
24
31
49
49
15
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
27
80
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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