Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
253
376
779
1678
2488
4243
5703
6462
6725
5571
4008
8681
4671
3482
2740
3313
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:46PM1.46m
9:13AM1.43m
9:38PM1.40m
10:04AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.13m
3:30PM0.15m
3:53AM0.18m
4:22PM0.21m
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rain showers
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
9
Feels °C
2
3
2
1
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
4
5
4
6
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