Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.7
SE
8
1.3
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
0.8
ESE
8
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
129
148
118
115
102
67
136
85
85
198
204
229
262
93
162
229
75
155
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
5
S
0
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:42AM1.47m
5:12PM1.65m
5:38AM1.48m
6:07PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.04m
10:53AM0.01m
11:34PM0.03m
11:50AM0.01m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
8
9
9
10
14
16
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
10
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
6
7
7
12
14
13
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
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