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Tora-Bombora surf break

Tora-Bombora surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
16.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)999998888887777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6566136326455895284654343392832692372312031891891477310510482104102102
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.26
6:10AM
1.42
6:31PM
1.26
6:55AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.29
11:47AM
0.29
11:51PM
0.26
12:32PM
0.27
12:36AM
0.24
1:17PM
0.25
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:50-------8:49
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141413131314141413131313141515151414141415151515
Feels °C (?)9108788899999101111121212111112111112
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