Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3034
2450
1776
1449
1215
919
764
603
505
258
411
353
241
220
169
131
129
94
78
73
49
54
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
E
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:37AM1.40m
11:00PM1.39m
11:29AM1.38m
11:51PM1.33m
12:19PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.12m
4:51PM0.17m
5:16AM0.18m
5:44PM0.23m
6:04AM0.23m
6:35PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
2
3
7
10
7
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
8
5
4
4
3
4
8
8
6
6
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