Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
16.3° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)7101010125789999988999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322525243977236460488422363290290273389371417180608355372372311325
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
20
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.25
5:58AM
1.40
6:20PM
1.26
6:42AM
1.42
7:05PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.30
11:40PM
0.30
12:20PM
0.29
12:25AM
0.29
1:06PM
0.28
1:09AM
0.28
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:49-------8:50-------8:51----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-1111132--11------
Temp. °C18201917141211121213131110101010111213131211910
Feels °C (?)1316121187710101011969887891010968
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