Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
2
!
4
!
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
NE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)9991010109999811101012121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22001987190118232007175819201721724567290240230300439511531531531522514505478470
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
1.41
1:31AM
1.56
2:00PM
1.40
2:27AM
1.53
2:55PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.10
7:12PM
0.12
7:54AM
0.11
8:08PM
0.12
8:49AM
0.13
9:04PM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:16-------7:15--
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
26----------------------
Temp. °C161617212220181818192022232018181616182323201918
Feels °C (?)111113182019171717171719212017181616182322181716
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