Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
2.5
ESE
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101011999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3710362339154407468450764450371535983507333016281528134211641056158812881003576368273172169
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.49
8:24PM
1.66
8:55AM
1.48
9:22PM
1.65
9:53AM
1.46
10:20PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.01
2:09PM
0.04
2:51AM
0.01
3:06PM
0.05
3:48AM
0.02
4:03PM
0.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:36-------5:35---
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
6454117211-111-11-2311---
Temp. °C9910101010111111111110111111111111121212121110
Feels °C (?)001111121122344555788998
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