Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.3
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.6
ESE
17
0.6
SE
16
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
S
7
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
15
62
60
77
53
51
27
161
186
208
301
272
275
268
261
250
236
193
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
6:50AM0.27m
7:24PM0.30m
7:35AM0.30m
8:11PM0.32m
8:19AM0.31m
8:57PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
8
6
5
5
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
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