Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

Whatarangi Point and Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
42
40
61
71
113
233
220
261
201
293
265
192
162
145
128
123
90
75
71
50
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04AM1.25m
1:30PM1.35m
1:59AM1.24m
2:23PM1.30m
2:52AM1.23m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.02m
7:14AM0.04m
7:50PM0.05m
8:09AM0.07m
8:42PM0.07m
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Temp °C
19
18
14
13
13
13
19
21
21
18
15
14
13
14
20
23
21
19
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
16
17
13
11
11
11
18
18
19
17
14
12
11
13
18
20
19
18
14
16
15
16
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