Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 387 | 293 | 210 | 187 | 180 | 137 | 297 | 236 | 121 | 178 | 229 | 229 | 285 | 373 | 622 | 673 | 569 | 485 | 480 | 1001 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.24m | 7:52AM1.40m | 8:21PM1.25m | 8:49AM1.43m | 9:18PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.07m | 1:37AM0.07m | 2:19PM0.04m | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:17PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 216 | 387 | 293 | 210 | 187 | 180 | 74 | 297 | 121 | 121 | 178 | 229 | 54 | 64 | 373 | 622 | 673 | 569 | 485 | 480 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 86 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 137 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 229 | 285 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 219 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 7 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 14 | NW 6 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | S 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 235 | 363 | 524 | 451 | 328 | 366 | 447 | 444 | 236 | 330 | 170 | 22 | — | 42 | 107 | 58 | 18 | 49 | 21 | 2 | 1001 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 105 | 95 | 97 | 130 | 242 | 309 | 140 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 130 | 27 | 302 | 182 |
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