Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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 (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.3
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)101091010109567910101010101111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)275211148151120117947415155723143804484055735469625370707273733073676939646352994550
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
40
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
1.61
7:01AM
1.50
7:28PM
1.64
7:58AM
1.49
8:24PM
1.66
8:55AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.02
1:12PM
0.05
1:53AM
0.01
2:09PM
0.04
2:51AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--491--11295139101518131511118643
Temp. °C181514131313141414141312121111111111111111101011
Feels °C (?)161413121111121111743311111112012
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