Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
16.0° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
!
!
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.8
S
2.2
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)16161571514141313121212121212141312121212121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)487387294278199456664495293321571670133411189099096861196102110058748468336497621727
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
20
SW
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
1.48
4:41PM
1.38
5:06AM
1.45
5:31PM
1.38
5:55AM
1.42
6:19PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.15
10:52PM
0.15
11:24AM
0.16
11:44PM
0.16
12:12PM
0.17
12:35AM
0.17
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:12-------7:09-------7:08--
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141513121212121111101213131210111112141817161616
Feels °C (?)14136678989810101097888111414141313
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