Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
271
248
189
149
146
108
82
97
99
99
99
105
111
160
563
627
721
694
531
499
379
355
367
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:20PM1.63m
10:51AM1.44m
11:17PM1.59m
11:48AM1.41m
00:14AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.07m
4:45AM0.05m
5:00PM0.09m
5:42AM0.08m
5:57PM0.11m
6:37AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
16
15
12
12
12
12
11
13
18
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
15
13
11
10
9
9
8
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
246
271
248
189
149
146
108
82
97
99
99
99
105
111
99
563
627
721
694
531
499
379
355
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
334
176
137
113
94
64
64
63
58
51
89
85
52
87
160
12
12
5
5
6
11
6
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.5
S
13
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
70
55
34
55
55
46
54
58
53
92
35
23
23
23
12
3
3
3
3
14
6
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
9
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
151
27
0
0
0
0
0
8
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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