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 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
0.5
S
10
1.6
SW
5
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
547
444
431
356
339
265
244
246
167
161
158
114
223
277
241
49
132
610
954
977
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:29PM1.19m
3:51AM1.12m
4:16PM1.19m
4:39AM1.15m
5:05PM1.20m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.20m
9:46PM0.21m
10:01AM0.18m
10:33PM0.19m
10:53AM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:19
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12
9
5
1
Temp °C
11
14
13
11
10
9
8
7
11
15
15
12
13
14
14
14
15
7
6
6
8
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
9
12
11
8
9
8
7
8
8
0
1
2
3
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