Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.6
ESE
17
0.6
SE
16
2
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
41
52
49
70
43
32
27
161
186
208
417
329
311
268
261
250
246
276
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:07PM1.36m
1:28AM1.26m
1:53PM1.36m
2:15AM1.25m
2:39PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.30m
7:35AM0.30m
8:11PM0.32m
8:19AM0.31m
8:57PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
7
7
6
5
4
1
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
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