Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 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
16.5° 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 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121011131617171716161616161614131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)473405324240236167158149135514991133013611330122311791150938962926735563538440
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
1.35
3:02PM
1.23
3:26AM
1.36
3:48PM
1.25
4:12AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
0.32
8:58AM
0.31
9:06PM
0.29
9:44AM
0.28
9:53PM
0.25
10:30AM
0.24
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-7:40-------7:38-------7:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513121111161817161413121216171816141414131617
Feels °C (?)1314121098141615151211101016151515141414121516
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