Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatarangi Point and Bombora today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatarangi Point and Bombora at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatarangi Point and Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 210 | 233 | 293 | 378 | 724 | 408 | 396 | 482 | 683 | 1162 | 2327 | 2778 | 3525 | 2820 | 2339 | 2150 | 2017 | 1744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.25m | 8:49AM1.43m | 9:18PM1.26m | 9:46AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:17PM0.02m | 3:30AM0.02m | 4:13PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 36 | 36 | 293 | 378 | 724 | 408 | 396 | 482 | 300 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2150 | 2017 | 1744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | WNW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 210 | 233 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 64 | 24 | 107 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | S 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 155 | 20 | 9 | 109 | 123 | — | 9 | 80 | 80 | 683 | 1162 | 2327 | 2778 | 3525 | 2820 | 2339 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 130 | 8 | 18 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 97 | 384 | 130 | 97 | 120 | 97 | 232 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
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