Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.3°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
100
71
69
50
34
33
33
57
120
119
232
2088
2321
1858
1509
1110
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:54AM1.24m
1:17PM1.35m
1:39AM1.24m
2:03PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.31m
6:59AM0.32m
7:35PM0.32m
7:44AM0.32m
8:21PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
5
7
6
5
4
5
3
2
2
3
5
3
6
9
8
6
6
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