Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3195
4425
4335
2481
2344
2160
2355
2170
2032
1710
1367
1478
1224
838
886
731
782
518
539
609
928
823
561
417
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:51AM1.38m
00:15AM1.37m
12:45PM1.45m
1:10AM1.39m
1:41PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.20m
6:05PM0.21m
6:27AM0.17m
7:01PM0.17m
7:21AM0.13m
8:00PM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
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5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
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