Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). 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 (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
188
64
68
71
46
28
27
35
157
70
42
56
56
59
121
145
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:53PM1.39m
10:19AM1.49m
10:47PM1.39m
11:15AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.16m
4:41PM0.15m
4:58AM0.15m
5:37PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
7
8
7
4
5
3
4
5
6
8
7
4
5
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