Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.2
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
15
2.3
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2316
1916
1477
1338
854
742
659
459
385
760
822
1242
1377
2066
1444
1228
1021
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:10PM1.36m
10:37AM1.40m
11:02PM1.37m
11:31AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.20m
4:54PM0.20m
5:15AM0.18m
5:49PM0.18m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
6
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