Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)101010101414141413131313121212121212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88466658638341239037336635034040139530623322922818017512712186867394
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
25
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:46-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:46-------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161515151716151414141314161614151516141416
Feels °C (?)14131112101010111088899111213119698711
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