Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SW
0.4
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)10998888812661110101010105101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512333225140103513878551081511301211161141141147512312392906767
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.48
11:23AM
1.42
11:51PM
1.51
12:19PM
1.41
12:48AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.13
5:15AM
0.12
5:35PM
0.13
6:12AM
0.12
6:30PM
0.13
7:09AM
0.12
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset-8:10-------8:09-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151614131213191816151413131216192223191818182022
Feels °C (?)131411101012171413131313121013151821181515131516
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