Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
2
S
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1615
2293
2820
2948
4254
5283
3100
2671
2069
1485
1130
813
723
969
541
469
408
400
514
585
528
452
540
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
High Tide
6:42AM1.26m
7:05PM1.39m
7:26AM1.27m
7:49PM1.38m
8:12AM1.29m
8:34PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.25m
12:50PM0.23m
1:26AM0.24m
1:35PM0.23m
2:09AM0.23m
2:22PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
5
5
4
7
13
13
10
9
7
6
8
10
14
15
12
9
Feels °C
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
4
2
2
1
4
10
10
7
5
3
2
4
7
12
13
10
3
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