Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
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 1AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.1
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.5
ENE
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121716151413131312121212111111111010101010617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8337386841840180615751285110482657547233927116011911682533331171719164
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.39
6:43AM
1.39
7:07PM
1.40
7:31AM
1.36
7:53PM
1.40
8:19AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
0.17
12:58PM
0.19
1:25AM
0.19
1:44PM
0.21
2:14AM
0.21
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616151415162020171616161618212117161514131516
Feels °C (?)131314121112131717131111121415181815141514131514
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