Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
3
2
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
18
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2161
2134
2111
2029
1825
2029
3510
5415
6234
5351
4566
3642
3034
2450
1948
1483
1215
1034
764
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14PM1.54m
9:43AM1.43m
10:08PM1.46m
10:37AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.07m
3:57PM0.11m
4:27AM0.12m
4:51PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
6
6
8
7
7
7
7
5
4
4
4
7
9
7
6
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