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Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 49 | 77 | 91 | 106 | 112 | 82 | 164 | 421 | 1343 | 1664 | 1713 | 1565 | 1402 | 1562 | 1350 | 846 | 503 | 311 | 217 | 141 | 87 | 50 | 33 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:44AM 1.33 | 4:04PM 1.25 | 4:29AM 1.36 | 4:50PM 1.25 | 5:13AM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:27PM 0.28 | 10:00AM 0.31 | 10:11PM 0.30 | 10:47AM 0.31 | 10:55PM 0.30 | 11:34AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
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