Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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
15.8° 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 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)111212121110101010101414141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39674415353124711027848884666509370412390377366350340331395306233232225180137
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
30
W
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:48---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
201----------------------
Temp. °C181818181918171716161515161717151414141314161715
Feels °C (?)191312101313121312131111111111888101111131611
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