Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 Mar 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)141313131313688899131310121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38466915114914729354964496818952356482248442592350432893152295127622375202717151317
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
1.57
4:05PM
1.41
4:34AM
1.56
4:59PM
1.41
5:27AM
1.55
5:52PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.12
10:15PM
0.09
10:56AM
0.11
11:10PM
0.09
11:49AM
0.11
12:04AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset-----8:01-------8:00-------7:59--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------742122212112111---
Temp. °C121217201714101011111111111111111111121213131312
Feels °C (?)10914161310353222223343566788
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