Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SW
16
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
328
273
230
224
217
185
149
119
79
62
58
61
217
303
362
283
389
418
408
399
270
433
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:33AM1.42m
3:02PM1.58m
3:29AM1.44m
3:57PM1.58m
4:23AM1.45m
4:51PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.07m
9:23PM0.08m
9:39AM0.06m
10:18PM0.07m
10:35AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
12
14
11
10
11
12
11
12
10
8
8
9
8
8
6
8
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
8
11
7
5
4
5
5
6
5
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
7
7
6
7
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