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Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.4
S
1.8
ESE
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)78910101010101010101010101010111111910988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)819235934933965431943764642526854035224461231823976373835073202167213361138881690828632482
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSE
55
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
1.64
7:58AM
1.49
8:24PM
1.66
8:55AM
1.48
9:22PM
1.65
9:53AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.01
2:09PM
0.04
2:51AM
0.01
3:06PM
0.05
3:48AM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
52323125338127211-121--1----
Temp. °C131210999101010101111111110101110111111111112
Feels °C (?)420-1-1-1011122110132456779
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