Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.6
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1404
1004
775
724
574
480
456
363
295
240
191
185
141
131
96
71
33
34
33
33
55
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:43AM1.37m
00:07AM1.26m
12:31PM1.36m
00:54AM1.24m
1:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.29m
6:14AM0.30m
6:49PM0.31m
6:59AM0.32m
7:35PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
10
8
6
5
3
1
1
3
4
5
4
6
7
4
4
4
3
2
2
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