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Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
16.9° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)88887777777787788881413141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465394371305285253269268251222222212157191220218212212177247299377501324
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
1.42
6:31PM
1.26
6:55AM
1.43
7:15PM
1.27
7:39AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.26
12:32PM
0.27
12:36AM
0.24
1:17PM
0.25
1:22AM
0.22
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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Sunset-8:50-------8:50-------8:49------
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141314151515151515141515151515151414151618
Feels °C (?)89910910101111111111101110111111121211121213
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