Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 484 | 476 | 499 | 431 | 411 | 249 | 188 | 176 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 188 | 184 | 222 | 158 | 151 | 297 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.23m | 10:05AM1.36m | 10:33PM1.24m | 11:00AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.09m | 4:30PM0.06m | 4:44AM0.07m | 5:25PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 572 | 484 | 476 | 499 | 431 | 411 | 249 | 188 | 176 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 188 | 184 | 222 | 158 | 141 | 297 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | — | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 46 | — | 15 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 2 | — | 17 | 35 | 201 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | SW 5 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 23 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 61 | 37 | 18 | 31 | 76 | 135 | 228 | 275 | 156 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 121 | 151 | 239 | 439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 120 | 72 |
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