Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2478
1922
1376
1065
872
318
610
610
606
524
525
370
290
284
240
157
115
81
79
59
40
103
46
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM1.57m
00:30AM1.41m
12:57PM1.56m
1:27AM1.40m
1:55PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.11m
6:24PM0.10m
6:39AM0.11m
7:21PM0.10m
7:36AM0.11m
8:16PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:45
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7:27
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
8
11
12
11
10
8
9
8
12
16
16
13
10
Feels °C
3
4
5
6
5
4
2
3
1
1
4
7
7
7
7
4
5
4
8
12
11
8
6
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