Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.4
S
1
NW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
S
1
NW
1
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12125109998810441010101010101255131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1143423027251413582514888222342413310
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
1.14
4:04AM
1.15
4:24PM
1.11
4:49AM
1.17
5:10PM
1.09
5:34AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.22
9:52PM
0.20
10:20AM
0.24
10:36PM
0.22
11:09AM
0.25
11:21PM
0.24
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:47-------5:46
Sunset---8:19-------8:20-------8:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182121191514141520242421191818182120212016161617
Feels °C (?)141616181312121218202120191919192221211915151516
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