Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.7
SW
6
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
320
251
251
251
195
154
151
116
85
84
171
1769
3166
4274
4569
5749
4681
4975
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:37PM1.41m
5:58AM1.26m
6:21PM1.40m
6:42AM1.26m
7:05PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.26m
12:04PM0.24m
00:43AM0.25m
12:50PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
8
6
8
8
6
4
5
5
5
2
2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
3
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