Whatarangi Point and Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.47° S 175.21° E

Whatarangi Point and Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatarangi Point and Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 8AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
271
263
657
1666
1794
2474
4181
6082
5038
3280
1979
1173
798
611
589
528
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28PM1.10m
11:50AM1.20m
00:12AM1.09m
12:34PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.24m
6:08PM0.24m
6:15AM0.24m
6:51PM0.25m
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
7
9
10
11
9
7
6
5
4
10
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
7
5
6
1
3
5
4
3
4
4
2
1
7
12
11
8
6
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