Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
0.8
S
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)10101010105551378889109910101013131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74735151501191191292194487858661193150211708075646144994491138835713771
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
1.22
1:50PM
1.35
2:13AM
1.20
2:40PM
1.31
3:03AM
1.18
3:30PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.09
7:31AM
0.08
8:10PM
0.11
8:23AM
0.10
9:01PM
0.13
9:15AM
0.12
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:16-------6:13-------6:11---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:12-------6:13
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------112111----------
Temp. °C14141414151515131088778984321813138
Feels °C (?)7667109878331223410-2-44983
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whatarangi Point and Bombora (near gales from the N at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 14 km from Whatarangi Point and Bombora). 0.6m 10s swell from the S with a 0.2m 10s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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52 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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