Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.7°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
23
14
14
16
28
25
49
44
82
74
71
133
188
297
297
419
314
289
198
183
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:15AM1.43m
12:42PM1.56m
1:12AM1.41m
1:38PM1.52m
2:08AM1.40m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.09m
7:05PM0.07m
7:22AM0.11m
7:59PM0.10m
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clear
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
20
18
16
15
14
14
20
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18
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16
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15
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
10
10
14
17
17
16
15
13
12
12
19
18
18
18
15
14
13
13
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