Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
15
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
167
161
123
114
78
239
239
49
56
748
1072
1149
951
660
540
521
497
561
593
683
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
45
NW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16PM1.19m
4:39AM1.15m
5:05PM1.20m
5:29AM1.19m
5:56PM1.20m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.18m
10:33PM0.19m
10:53AM0.16m
11:22PM0.17m
11:47AM0.14m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:01
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7:00
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5:58
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6:19
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7:20
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6:21
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8
5
3
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Temp °C
12
15
15
12
13
14
14
14
15
7
6
7
7
7
4
3
10
13
14
11
8
Feels °C
10
12
11
8
8
9
8
9
7
0
0
2
2
4
1
-1
6
9
11
9
5
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