Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111010999101313121110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30628722922517813713012186869892203230281892175019461259783463302199126
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
N
15
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151615151616141416171513121110131817161616
Feels °C (?)9101110121211797811111091097101512101111
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