Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
15.9° 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 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)899101212121212121212121211111111191717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613220225300439511531531609531522569478462383383314308305453432459407392
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
20
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00PM
1.40
2:27AM
1.53
2:55PM
1.39
3:22AM
1.51
3:49PM
1.38
4:15AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.11
8:08PM
0.12
8:49AM
0.13
9:04PM
0.13
9:43AM
0.14
9:59PM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223211816161517202120191717171920201615151515
Feels °C (?)181921211816161517202019151416151819201415151614
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