Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 9PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 127 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 57 | 177 | 97 | 99 | 305 | 613 | 1345 | 1992 | 2771 | 2473 | 2257 | 2376 | 2128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.41m | 6:23AM1.27m | 6:53PM1.37m | 7:20AM1.26m | 7:49PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.03m | 12:40PM0.00m | 1:17AM0.04m | 1:38PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 20 | E 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 50 | 97 | 99 | 147 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 59 | 30 | 61 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | ESE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | — | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 124 | 85 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SE 11 | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | 5 | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | E 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 127 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 177 | 14 | 71 | 305 | 613 | 1345 | 1992 | 2771 | 2473 | 2257 | 2376 | 2128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 106 | 106 | 263 | 243 | 182 | 182 | 243 | 243 | 182 |
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