Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 651 | 624 | 475 | 444 | 349 | 697 | 3734 | 4063 | 3699 | 3284 | 3151 | 2494 | 2137 | 1875 | 1537 | 1498 | 1519 | 1479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.45m | 7:44AM1.28m | 8:14PM1.40m | 8:42AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM-0.01m | 2:00PM-0.02m | 2:39AM0.01m | 2:57PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 773 | 651 | 624 | 475 | 444 | 349 | 697 | 3734 | 4063 | 3699 | 3284 | 3151 | 2494 | 2137 | 1875 | 1537 | 1498 | 1519 | 1479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 164 | 207 | 201 | 199 | 193 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 123 | 120 | 87 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | S 25 | SSW 24 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 21 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 49 | 444 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 1091 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 72 | 72 | 10 |
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