Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1231
1955
3996
3208
7487
7103
6227
5922
6254
6776
6234
5511
4529
4817
3159
1292
1207
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:34PM1.37m
8:58AM1.31m
9:20PM1.36m
9:46AM1.35m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.22m
3:11PM0.22m
3:38AM0.21m
4:01PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
6
4
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
1
2
2
4
3
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