Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
986
2319
2655
2403
2249
2003
1690
1431
1150
931
740
612
321
312
249
375
835
1817
2908
5239
7199
7604
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:27AM1.47m
7:54PM1.52m
8:21AM1.45m
8:46PM1.46m
9:13AM1.43m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.05m
1:42PM0.06m
2:14AM0.08m
2:37PM0.10m
3:04AM0.13m
3:30PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-3
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