Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
SE
17
1.8
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
E
14
1
E
13
1
E
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
47
32
36
148
218
657
669
579
443
336
283
250
246
345
340
411
515
613
692
828
1703
1817
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM1.26m
1:53PM1.36m
2:15AM1.25m
2:39PM1.37m
3:00AM1.24m
3:24PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.30m
8:11PM0.32m
8:19AM0.31m
8:57PM0.32m
9:04AM0.30m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
8
8
7
4
1
-1
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
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