Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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3
2
4
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
S
13
2.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.8
S
8
2.1
SSW
12
1.4
S
8
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5658
6102
5227
4550
8380
5959
3427
2688
3278
1846
1561
1915
406
412
1180
278
1063
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:38PM1.40m
10:04AM1.41m
10:29PM1.34m
10:55AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.18m
4:22PM0.21m
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
-3
-3
-1
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
7
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