Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.6
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
10
4
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
4
SE
9
4.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
156
202
240
240
440
963
679
769
1070
1560
2073
2766
3599
2501
2124
2787
2167
1768
1277
1495
1160
2680
3504
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
20
E
15
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
30
ESE
5
NNW
5
SW
25
SE
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26AM1.24m
9:46PM1.35m
10:11AM1.27m
10:32PM1.35m
11:00AM1.32m
11:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.25m
3:33PM0.27m
4:06AM0.24m
4:21PM0.26m
4:50AM0.22m
5:11PM0.24m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
5
3
8
5
1
1
1
2
5
3
4
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
10
11
9
9
7
9
8
8
7
7
10
10
7
8
8
7
4
4
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
2.5
E
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
4
E
10
3
E
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
119
156
202
240
240
440
626
679
190
183
1112
189
177
3599
2130
138
129
2167
1768
1277
1495
1160
31
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
NE
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
1.2
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
1
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1
SSW
9
1.1
S
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
100
69
38
95
128
91
208
212
109
102
179
99
97
158
169
261
250
120
114
92
62
31
81
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSE
7
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
19
7
7
7
143
126
174
172
100
128
72
9
8
15
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
7
2.4
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
1.1
S
8
1.6
S
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
4
SE
9
4.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
19
73
111
963
413
769
1070
1560
2073
2766
2501
2124
2787
133
261
526
555
653
2680
3504
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
Distance (km)
85
85
183
85
242
27
27
27
73
27
74
79
85
127
1
27
27
89
153
89
89
127
242
270
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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