Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
1242
1534
1902
1567
1218
912
946
915
792
641
534
459
449
424
363
353
306
245
204
170
177
144
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:31AM1.45m
11:57PM1.38m
12:27PM1.50m
00:54AM1.40m
1:24PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.18m
5:49PM0.18m
6:08AM0.15m
6:46PM0.15m
7:03AM0.12m
7:44PM0.12m
clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
6
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
11
11
10
9
9
12
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
3
6
5
6
5
6
7
7
8
10
11
8
8
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
5
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