Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1635
1270
1018
764
613
496
413
260
257
154
164
205
198
195
188
146
110
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39AM1.27m
5:03PM1.40m
5:24AM1.29m
5:48PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.26m
10:46AM0.23m
11:22PM0.24m
11:33AM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
9
7
7
6
7
9
13
8
8
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