Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
764
603
505
258
411
353
241
220
169
133
131
96
94
73
49
34
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:00PM1.39m
11:29AM1.38m
11:51PM1.33m
12:19PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.18m
5:44PM0.23m
6:04AM0.23m
6:35PM0.27m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
8
9
8
6
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