Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)5s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)12555565661099910131211101096699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111231221942201382361311841992203114892103165910857264543021992395555
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C14151613161515141416161412101091417171515161616
Feels °C (?)121214101089791010910876121212109111012
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