Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.5
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
641
534
459
449
424
360
363
296
290
204
200
260
216
184
176
173
169
159
119
175
507
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:27PM1.50m
00:54AM1.40m
1:24PM1.56m
1:51AM1.42m
2:21PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.15m
6:46PM0.15m
7:03AM0.12m
7:44PM0.12m
7:59AM0.09m
8:43PM0.09m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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