Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1161
1286
1440
2365
3500
4805
4364
4098
3688
3199
3156
2877
2558
2221
2129
1813
1633
1327
1179
1018
787
679
581
572
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
E
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
10
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
S
0
ESE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:29AM1.45m
7:56PM1.42m
8:20AM1.50m
8:48PM1.43m
9:13AM1.53m
9:42PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.16m
1:47PM0.13m
2:08AM0.14m
2:41PM0.11m
3:00AM0.13m
3:36PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
8
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
12
13
12
10
9
9
12
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
10
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
7
6
6
10
13
14
11
7
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