Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
2
1
4
0
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SW
13
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
79
62
60
50
146
310
292
253
431
413
404
395
390
386
381
505
806
1531
1982
3652
5459
5685
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM1.44m
3:57PM1.58m
4:23AM1.45m
4:51PM1.56m
5:17AM1.46m
5:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.06m
10:18PM0.07m
10:35AM0.05m
11:11PM0.07m
11:31AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
9
8
7
8
12
13
12
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
10
6
7
7
7
8
5
6
5
3
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