Surf Forecast Surf Report

Whatarangi Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
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Whatarangi Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whatarangi Bombora sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Bombora at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
2.3
S
4.5
SSW
6
SSW
6.5
SSW
7.5
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
7.5
SSW
7
SSW
6.5
SSW
6
SSW
6
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
2.4
SSW
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SE
1
SE
1.1
S
1
S
1.6
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.8
NW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121213131379101111121212121211111111111010101010101088889915141414131212121212111111111111111313131369991716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31330857259065356929916851934313135171731813516401133641092289398337869779146118414028011044530443281184157127310922196012154338338025341633170812539728417226074934033963883323262863032271831292323226322852
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.33
7:08PM
1.49
7:38AM
1.32
8:07PM
1.49
8:37AM
1.31
9:05PM
1.47
9:34AM
1.28
10:01PM
1.44
10:29AM
1.25
10:55PM
1.38
11:22AM
1.22
11:47PM
1.32
12:14PM
1.18
12:37AM
1.26
1:03PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.00
1:36AM
-0.01
1:51PM
0.01
2:36AM
-0.00
2:49PM
0.02
3:33AM
0.02
3:45PM
0.04
4:28AM
0.05
4:39PM
0.08
5:20AM
0.09
5:32PM
0.12
6:10AM
0.13
6:22PM
0.16
6:57AM
0.17
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset--5:27-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-
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Rain (mm)
-1718191443371266845541-----------1-----------------------------
Temp. °C161715161516131313121010910101011111111111111111213141211121211121211987779141512111099111615121212131314151614
Feels °C (?)1617131312146652000222444566891011121110985678764446121411987691412101099999108
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