Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
835
690
1477
1404
1004
759
633
574
480
390
305
295
240
191
185
141
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:18PM1.29m
11:43AM1.37m
00:07AM1.26m
12:31PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.27m
6:01PM0.29m
6:14AM0.30m
6:49PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
9
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
6
9
10
8
6
4
2
0
1
3
5
4
5
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