Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.7°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1430
1316
1092
1058
905
679
669
572
590
459
400
270
288
215
196
186
183
223
277
246
233
204
293
1096
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM1.53m
9:42PM1.43m
10:07AM1.56m
10:37PM1.42m
11:03AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.13m
3:36PM0.10m
3:53AM0.12m
4:32PM0.09m
4:47AM0.12m
5:28PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
10
8
7
12
14
15
12
9
9
9
9
13
18
19
15
12
12
11
10
9
8
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10
9
Feels °C
7
5
3
10
12
12
10
6
6
6
6
10
14
15
12
9
10
9
6
4
3
3
3
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