Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 10AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7005 | 5797 | 4804 | 3699 | 3093 | 2482 | 1934 | 1512 | 1235 | 1030 | 810 | 394 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 279 | 470 | 853 | 1119 | 1016 | 1275 | 971 | 787 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.16m | 10:07PM1.18m | 10:34AM1.22m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:26AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.18m | 3:59PM0.17m | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:51PM0.15m | 5:11AM0.13m | 5:45PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2482 | 1934 | 1512 | 1235 | 1030 | 810 | 394 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 279 | 284 | 853 | 1119 | 1016 | 1275 | 971 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 202 | 134 | 104 | 79 | 239 | 470 | 284 | 183 | 223 | 24 | 36 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 91 | — | 80 | 34 | 21 | 66 | 124 | 161 | 204 | 130 | 59 | 54 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 7005 | 5797 | 4804 | 3699 | 3093 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 123 | 157 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 172 | 106 | 105 | 90 | 83 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 27 |
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