Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)11888101010121211131211111110101010106887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163119102941007460111777122262853142331422712111611410498408221143
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
1.31
7:08AM
1.45
7:30PM
1.34
7:55AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.21
12:51AM
0.17
1:27PM
0.18
1:41AM
0.15
2:14PM
0.16
2:32AM
0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C182121181616161719212119171615162022231414141414
Feels °C (?)17202015141312131415151514141313141819911111213
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