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Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 112 | 136 | 126 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 60 | 88 | 184 | 110 | 110 | 77 | 59 | 81 | 123 | 103 | 80 | 97 | 427 | 700 | 1178 | 1251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:12AM 1.32 | 2:31PM 1.29 | 2:59AM 1.32 | 3:18PM 1.26 | 3:44AM 1.33 | 4:04PM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 0.22 | 8:23AM 0.28 | 8:43PM 0.26 | 9:12AM 0.30 | 9:27PM 0.28 | 10:00AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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