Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 7AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 197 | 178 | 1643 | 3605 | 5175 | 5713 | 5386 | 5146 | 4329 | 3335 | 2648 | 1803 | 1344 | 917 | 639 | 408 | 374 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.20m | 6:33AM1.07m | 6:59PM1.19m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:44PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.23m | 12:44PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.22m | 1:31PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 46 | 31 | 88 | 86 | 37 | 76 | 3335 | 2648 | 1803 | 1344 | 917 | 639 | 408 | 374 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 221 | 179 | 218 | 201 | 195 | 164 | 260 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 16 | S 19 | SSE 13 | NE 15 | S 23 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 116 | 5 | 7 | 154 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 110 | 197 | 178 | 1643 | 3605 | 5175 | 5713 | 5386 | 5146 | 4329 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 97 | 72 | 263 | 120 | 120 | 147 | 221 | 72 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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