Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
3
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
1.2
NE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
426
290
284
240
157
139
81
79
57
39
147
75
141
80
66
77
100
109
66
64
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:57PM1.56m
1:27AM1.40m
1:55PM1.55m
2:23AM1.40m
2:51PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.10m
7:36AM0.11m
8:16PM0.10m
8:32AM0.10m
9:11PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
8
12
12
11
10
8
9
8
13
17
17
13
11
10
7
8
13
16
17
15
12
Feels °C
4
8
7
7
7
5
5
4
9
14
13
9
7
6
3
4
8
10
13
12
10
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