Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
132
136
136
145
91
208
163
281
125
118
108
242
156
151
147
171
259
363
413
366
366
329
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:42AM1.47m
5:12PM1.65m
5:38AM1.48m
6:07PM1.63m
6:33AM1.48m
7:01PM1.58m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.01m
11:34PM0.03m
11:50AM0.01m
00:29AM0.03m
12:46PM0.02m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
8
9
9
12
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
6
6
9
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
13
11
5
5
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