Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 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
12.1° 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: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.5
SSW
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.6
SSW
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)15141414131212141516151413131018999811121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21011814388513291271985810727630659613895889828525453258204173152211217186157
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NW
0
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.38
4:03PM
1.54
4:27AM
1.38
4:54PM
1.52
5:17AM
1.37
5:44PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.14
9:44AM
0.13
10:25PM
0.15
10:37AM
0.13
11:16PM
0.15
11:28AM
0.14
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Sunrise----6:58-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset------5:42-------5:43-------5:44-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1----1211----------
Temp. °C999999999989910109999910131312
Feels °C (?)44444445676879866655710109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Tora-Bombora (light winds from the S at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 27 km from Tora-Bombora). 2.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.3m 14s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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15 km/h
S
0.0
12.1
Air / Water (°C)
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