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Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 27 | 30 | 77 | 79 | 112 | 247 | 320 | 421 | 301 | 236 | 216 | 220 | 168 | 120 | 94 | 68 | 81 | 92 | 80 | 82 | 145 | 731 | 1070 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 1.55 | 6:05AM 1.49 | 6:32PM 1.61 | 7:01AM 1.50 | 7:28PM 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:23AM 0.08 | 11:57PM 0.05 | 12:17PM 0.06 | 12:54AM 0.02 | 1:12PM 0.05 | 1:53AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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