Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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 1.0°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 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
761
516
372
282
208
173
149
130
86
80
80
76
90
87
84
78
96
365
523
538
411
580
507
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48AM1.28m
10:17PM1.45m
10:45AM1.27m
11:13PM1.42m
11:41AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:45AM-0.01m
3:59PM0.01m
4:41AM0.01m
4:55PM0.02m
5:36AM0.03m
5:50PM0.04m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:31
2
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
12
9
7
7
7
7
9
13
14
10
10
10
9
9
12
17
18
13
11
10
4
5
7
8
9
7
5
4
5
5
7
11
13
9
8
8
6
6
10
15
16
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
39
21
20
372
282
208
173
149
130
86
80
80
76
74
74
78
78
96
365
523
538
411
580
507
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSW
14
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
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
19
9
19
9
16
16
26
12
68
63
90
87
84
51
85
3
3
3
176
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
6
3
3
6
2
5
5
8
21
9
10
13
12
3
3
3
12
1
3
3
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
Energy kJ
990
761
516
3
5
12
18
20
16
10
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
106
120
130
130
130
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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