Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
SSW
9
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
783
588
505
493
826
529
334
298
332
318
274
284
256
723
534
504
402
367
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM1.24m
2:56PM1.36m
3:18AM1.26m
3:42PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.29m
8:37AM0.27m
9:12PM0.27m
9:24AM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
2
3
5
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
9
7
8
7
6
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