Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
1.6
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
144
106
79
57
40
200
75
106
80
93
77
96
74
66
64
101
79
99
131
164
154
148
158
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:27AM1.40m
1:55PM1.55m
2:23AM1.40m
2:51PM1.53m
3:19AM1.41m
3:45PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.11m
8:16PM0.10m
8:32AM0.10m
9:11PM0.10m
9:29AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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Temp °C
8
8
8
13
17
17
13
11
9
8
8
13
17
18
16
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
4
9
14
14
9
7
5
4
4
9
12
14
15
10
8
5
6
6
7
8
7
8
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