Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
16
1.3
S
7
2
S
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
76
288
269
190
121
67
117
267
237
232
107
108
75
64
178
435
590
655
567
532
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.52m
11:43PM1.39m
12:12PM1.54m
00:40AM1.40m
1:09PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.14m
5:52AM0.14m
6:34PM0.13m
6:49AM0.11m
7:31PM0.11m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
7
6
10
6
3
6
4
1
Temp °C
13
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
7
8
7
3
5
7
7
6
6
8
10
9
10
7
6
4
1
3
4
3
4
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