Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SW
0.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)766666666991414131313111278881414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12311391776148373720332640384669981727747462873088743625676
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
25
SSW
20
S
30
S
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.56
3:10PM
1.41
3:39AM
1.57
4:05PM
1.41
4:34AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.11
9:04AM
0.12
9:19PM
0.10
10:01AM
0.12
10:15PM
0.09
10:56AM
0.11
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-8:05-------8:04-------8:01------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-----------------632211
Temp. °C131413131212141616161312121218191714101011121112
Feels °C (?)911101110111212121210910915151310455433
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