Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
1.6
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)12111111101010101010999999991518616157
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10828707315614924023422792011881801471448886866462566616014913085
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
E
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
1.49
7:34PM
1.41
7:59AM
1.44
8:23PM
1.40
8:48AM
1.40
9:12PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.13
1:49AM
0.13
2:17PM
0.16
2:40AM
0.16
3:04PM
0.19
3:30AM
0.19
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:55-------7:53-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141920191412121217212119151515151718181818161515
Feels °C (?)121819181299914181817141414141717171718161515
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