Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
715
918
1435
731
601
528
657
729
901
980
1103
1121
1336
2134
3542
4494
4364
4151
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
WSW
10
N
5
SSE
0
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:40AM1.40m
7:05PM1.42m
7:29AM1.45m
7:56PM1.42m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.18m
12:55PM0.15m
1:19AM0.16m
1:47PM0.13m
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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8:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
11
4
1
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Temp °C
6
7
8
8
5
5
10
14
14
12
10
9
8
7
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
-2
1
2
3
1
1
5
11
11
10
9
6
6
4
9
7
9
9
7
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