Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is

12.3° C

Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (26 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	1	2	2	1	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 14	SSW 12	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	371	484	377	332	283	246	397	340	418	599	713	811	823	854	1380	1405	1405	1442	1442	1430	1422	1294	1230
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	W	NW	NW	NNW	E	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:15AM1.25m				2:39PM1.37m				3:00AM1.24m					3:24PM1.38m				3:44AM1.25m				4:09PM1.39m
Low Tide			8:19AM0.31m				8:57PM0.32m					9:04AM0.30m				9:43PM0.31m				9:49AM0.29m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	8	9	9	7	7	6	6	8	8	10	10	8	8	7	6	6	7	10	10	8	7
Feels °C	3	3	4	5	5	3	3	2	2	4	4	5	6	4	5	4	3	3	4	8	7	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	232	283	248	217	183	152	150	124	418	599	713	811	823	854	1380	1405	1405	1442	1442	1430	1422	1294	1230
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	SSW 13	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	116	275	268	261	250	246	345	340	67	29	95	59	176	121	96	125	115	105	64	64	66	64	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SW 13	—	SSW 8	SSW 11	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	63	114	110	108	141	229	120	136	28	44	—	28	51	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	SSW 12	SW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	371	484	377	332	283	—	397	73	117	159	161	171	407	261	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pa Wellington	The Pa Wellington	Baches Wairarapa	Mana Island Wellington	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Baches Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	73	73	27	79	85	27	0	0	0	0	0	89	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach	Castlepoint - Slippery	Blackhead	Castlepoint Beach		Castlepoint Beach	Tora-Bombora	Tora Point	Blackhead	Whareama	Whareama	Castlepoint Beach		Riversdale	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	2		2	4	3	4	4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Bell Block Reef New Zealand	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Brak River South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay South Africa	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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