Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
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4
5
5
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5894
7487
5391
4896
4471
3555
2889
2591
5378
4347
3522
2688
2006
1421
1103
752
519
411
284
274
202
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
N
20
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:45AM1.38m
8:10PM1.39m
8:34AM1.42m
9:00PM1.39m
9:26AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.17m
2:25AM0.18m
2:52PM0.17m
3:14AM0.17m
3:46PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
3
4
6
7
3
3
5
5
9
10
11
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
9
9
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