Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
313
308
322
380
936
1718
2161
2080
1548
1074
851
672
625
528
389
302
230
80
126
48
54
40
45
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
5
SSW
0
S
0
SW
5
N
5
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:44PM1.39m
1:09AM1.49m
1:38PM1.37m
2:02AM1.44m
2:30PM1.36m
2:53AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.10m
6:53PM0.14m
7:30AM0.13m
7:48PM0.17m
8:21AM0.16m
8:41PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
14
18
19
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
14
14
14
13
12
11
15
16
11
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
13
16
16
14
13
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
361
313
308
322
380
936
1718
2161
2080
1548
1074
851
672
625
528
389
302
230
80
126
45
54
34
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
80
2
48
41
40
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
3
2
11
11
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.3
W
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
6
3
3
5
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
59
27
0
0
0
0
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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