Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.4
S
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.6
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
266
286
260
526
299
229
164
269
383
556
704
1001
826
650
529
918
863
844
461
326
219
278
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
WNW
25
S
25
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
1:02AM1.22m
1:25PM1.34m
1:47AM1.22m
2:11PM1.34m
2:32AM1.24m
2:56PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.32m
7:43PM0.31m
7:51AM0.30m
8:28PM0.29m
8:37AM0.27m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
9
7
8
9
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
9
11
12
11
8
Feels °C
8
9
4
1
5
6
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
6
7
7
4
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