Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.7
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
775
633
574
480
390
357
295
240
191
185
141
100
71
48
33
34
33
33
58
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:07AM1.26m
12:31PM1.36m
00:54AM1.24m
1:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.29m
6:14AM0.30m
6:49PM0.31m
6:59AM0.32m
7:35PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
3
1
1
5
5
4
4
5
7
5
4
4
5
2
2
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