Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)89999101010999910911101212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1258195120412086186017861589148216601575659567255220275270439459459522522522514514
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.57
1:03PM
1.41
1:31AM
1.56
2:00PM
1.40
2:27AM
1.53
2:55PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.10
7:12PM
0.12
7:54AM
0.11
8:08PM
0.12
8:49AM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11231-------------------
Temp. °C161616161721222019181919202322201817161618222320
Feels °C (?)101011121318201818171817172019211717161618212219
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