Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313121212121111111110101012111111111111101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)693547530420308303242164158119887550497258615858575577179164
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.39
4:34PM
1.29
5:00AM
1.42
5:22PM
1.33
5:48AM
1.44
6:12PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.24
10:41PM
0.21
11:17AM
0.20
11:31PM
0.17
12:05PM
0.16
12:24AM
0.13
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:15-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:34-------7:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C131316171716151514131821231918161515161718171717
Feels °C (?)121216151515131312101518211818151413151717171717
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