Whatarangi Point and Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
15.8° C
(Which is 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 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101013131314141414141413145566555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191919342020161617192119181920171844427777422727
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.09
10:00PM
1.20
10:24AM
1.08
10:44PM
1.19
11:08AM
1.07
11:27PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.22
3:46PM
0.25
4:22AM
0.24
4:29PM
0.26
5:04AM
0.24
5:10PM
0.26
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:55---
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5211--------------------
Temp. °C161617172018171616171819201816151413151616151313
Feels °C (?)141416162015141413141516171616141413141515151213
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