Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)121111101011111010101012121111111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179413631029968114212561028944763600452560984885655561492416335248193180144144
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.52
6:44PM
1.41
7:10AM
1.49
7:34PM
1.41
7:59AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.09
12:40PM
0.12
12:57AM
0.11
1:29PM
0.13
1:49AM
0.13
2:17PM
0.16
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:57-------7:55-------7:53
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212121314141311101010141819181413111217212219
Feels °C (?)57791011121298881217181812108915192017
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