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Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 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
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (08 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.4
S
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1356666689101212131313131313141312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4270841511128064115137132206213242303372468475475446367267254196180
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
S
20
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
1.36
11:24PM
1.35
11:46AM
1.31
12:12AM
1.34
12:35PM
1.27
1:00AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.22
5:39AM
0.25
5:59PM
0.26
6:28AM
0.29
6:44PM
0.30
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:31-------8:30-------8:29----
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C181616151414141517171717161615151922212119171616
Feels °C (?)151214131312121416151515151514141922212118151516
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