Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (10 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
0.8
NE
13
1.2
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
250
509
552
535
527
1471
1776
2740
3937
4305
6611
4105
3502
3041
2614
2059
1687
1336
1009
761
669
560
579
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM1.34m
11:16AM1.20m
11:35PM1.33m
12:01PM1.22m
00:21AM1.34m
12:48PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.29m
5:19PM0.31m
5:56AM0.28m
6:05PM0.29m
6:40AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
13
15
17
14
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
6
7
6
11
15
14
11
9
7
9
10
13
16
12
5
2
2
2
2
3
6
7
7
4
2
4
2
7
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.2
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.2
NE
12
1.1
NE
12
1
ENE
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
182
96
509
552
535
527
1471
1776
421
319
285
4290
4105
3502
3041
2614
2059
1687
1336
1009
761
669
560
579
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
13
0.8
NE
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
9
1
SSW
15
1.2
NE
12
1.2
NE
12
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
111
250
39
37
19
417
449
428
265
215
190
186
151
151
133
101
99
95
94
108
346
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
39
47
24
23
89
30
35
59
59
58
108
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SSW
4
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
5
1.4
W
6
0.6
SW
4
0.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
4
5
8
55
13
2740
3937
4305
6611
18
119
11
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
60
60
0
0
0
17
85
127
127
127
85
85
85
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
7
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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