Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
16.0° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
1.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SW
1.1
ENE
0.5
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)999169156141413131313121216614667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103676548447112378719966646057566682115111230436587559590
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.46
10:39PM
1.58
11:09AM
1.44
11:36PM
1.58
12:06PM
1.43
12:34AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.06
4:24PM
0.09
5:03AM
0.07
5:19PM
0.10
6:00AM
0.08
6:16PM
0.11
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:21--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141518222219181717171818171616161616171717171616
Feels °C (?)111215202019181717161817161514131313131212121112
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