Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5PM is: 2.5m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 7.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)8ft (2.4m)22s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
14
2.1
SSW
23
2.4
SSW
22
2.5
SSW
21
2.5
SSW
20
2.4
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
4698
5577
5467
4772
4242
3481
3067
2574
2084
1785
2134
1925
2029
1825
2029
2002
5472
6717
6300
4945
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
0
NE
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM1.48m
8:20PM1.61m
8:48AM1.46m
9:14PM1.54m
9:43AM1.43m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.01m
2:43AM0.03m
3:01PM0.06m
3:36AM0.07m
3:57PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
10
10
8
6
5
6
6
7
8
7
5
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
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