Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is

12.1° C

Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	1	0	1	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	SSW 24	SSW 23	SSW 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	58	60	107	169	266	394	469	582	679	838	848	1611	1103	886	784	784	763	796	831	3371	5475	4792	4421	3650
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	S	SSW	SE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	SSE	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSE	NW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:59AM1.50m					6:28PM1.70m				6:55AM1.50m				7:24PM1.67m				7:52AM1.48m				8:20PM1.61m
Low Tide					12:09PM-0.02m				00:53AM-0.01m				1:07PM-0.02m				1:49AM0.00m				2:04PM0.01m


	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	7:37
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	11	10	9	8	8	7	8	11	12	9	9	9	8	7	7	11	11	9	9	9
Feels °C	8	7	7	12	8	8	7	6	6	5	6	9	10	8	8	8	6	5	5	10	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 10	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSW 23	SSW 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	58	60	107	169	266	394	469	582	679	838	394	1611	1103	886	784	784	763	796	732	3371	5475	4792	4421	3650
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 17	SSW 16	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	8	7	18	74	24	8	22	66	114	230	848	892	870	815	731	475	425	343	303	621	595	578	493	479
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	ESE 16	SSW 17	—	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 7	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 26	SSW 24	SSW 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	26	29	—	9	24	10	59	55	81	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	831	180	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	W 4	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	12	11	10	5	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	The Pa Wellington	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	6	5	5
Distance (km)	72	72	118	66	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Whareama	Whareama	Blackhead	Castlepoint - Slippery	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Humenga Point	Humenga Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Gnarlies
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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