Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.1
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)88101010121211121212111110101010109667710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1029410074831117710036871452240129218414313110098901127910786363
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.45
7:30PM
1.34
7:55AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.38
8:44AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.17
1:27PM
0.18
1:41AM
0.15
2:14PM
0.16
2:32AM
0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:17-------8:16-------8:15------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211916161717192121191817171719222316151414131516
Feels °C (?)201613131313141614151414141213192011131213121313
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