Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999101010101010101010101010107799910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34029529525926527627626726727627131530652844561274622239750269779214693464
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
30
E
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
1.35
11:09AM
1.22
11:29PM
1.33
11:53AM
1.21
12:14AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.31
5:13PM
0.34
5:50AM
0.31
5:57PM
0.33
6:34AM
0.31
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------733
Temp. °C161615141616151414131413151919171717171719181718
Feels °C (?)141313121414141414121311131616151515151617161413
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