Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.8
NW
1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)1069999966151514141414149814145666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39925416299563837231154212120202019181312181971126217275
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
1.26
5:27PM
1.33
5:56AM
1.27
6:24PM
1.39
6:54AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.08
11:14AM
0.08
11:49PM
0.05
12:10PM
0.05
12:50AM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----132266312----2631210
Temp. °C171516161616171616151514121214171715131312121414
Feels °C (?)12101110111013111212131291011131414131311101114
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