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Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 281 | 913 | 1259 | 1543 | 1092 | 692 | 463 | 308 | 199 | 99 | 78 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 49 | 143 | 269 | 91 | 384 | 360 | 368 | 242 | 388 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 1.45 | 4:43PM 1.48 | 5:11AM 1.47 | 5:37PM 1.55 | 6:05AM 1.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03PM 0.13 | 10:30AM 0.12 | 10:59PM 0.09 | 11:23AM 0.08 | 11:57PM 0.05 | 12:17PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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