Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1106 | 724 | 671 | 681 | 590 | 1003 | 904 | 714 | 462 | 397 | 371 | 297 | 286 | 238 | 307 | 679 | 692 | 492 | 373 | 227 | 167 | 160 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.18m | 1:17AM1.06m | 1:37PM1.17m | 1:59AM1.07m | 2:20PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.24m | 7:19AM0.24m | 7:54PM0.23m | 8:02AM0.23m | 8:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1106 | 724 | 671 | 681 | 590 | 1003 | 904 | 714 | 462 | 397 | 371 | 297 | 286 | 238 | 307 | 679 | 692 | 492 | 373 | 227 | 167 | 160 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 283 | 264 | 195 | 273 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 73 | 115 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 158 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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