Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.8° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.3
SSW
9
1.6
S
8
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2386
2981
2390
1335
331
418
772
363
326
835
690
1477
1404
990
700
623
488
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29PM1.34m
10:55AM1.38m
11:18PM1.29m
11:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
5:28AM0.27m
6:01PM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
12
14
10
10
Feels °C
3
5
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
7
7
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