Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 975 | 799 | 669 | 454 | 446 | 474 | 2016 | 2980 | 3583 | 3275 | 2424 | 1894 | 1277 | 907 | 724 | 490 | 379 | 313 | 250 | 147 | 98 | 246 | 169 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.51m | 7:46PM1.71m | 8:15AM1.49m | 8:43PM1.67m | 9:12AM1.47m | 9:39PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM-0.02m | 2:12AM-0.02m | 2:26PM-0.00m | 3:09AM0.00m | 3:24PM0.03m | 4:04AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 975 | 799 | 669 | 454 | 446 | 390 | 2016 | 2980 | 3583 | 3275 | 2424 | 1894 | 1277 | 907 | 724 | 490 | 379 | 313 | 250 | 147 | 59 | 246 | 169 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 231 | 296 | 474 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 98 | 50 | 25 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NNE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | SW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 64 | 85 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 160 | 161 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 143 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tora-Bombora surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest