Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4
2
3
5
3
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4114
5211
5658
5859
5003
4341
8433
5642
4552
2488
2993
1690
2338
1872
1635
364
304
278
915
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:38PM1.40m
10:04AM1.41m
10:29PM1.34m
10:55AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.18m
4:22PM0.21m
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
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