Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
154
164
205
242
191
184
143
106
75
73
51
60
121
167
215
145
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:24AM1.29m
5:48PM1.40m
6:10AM1.32m
6:34PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.24m
11:33AM0.21m
00:07AM0.22m
12:21PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
12
15
15
12
10
9
11
9
11
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
8
11
13
8
7
5
7
6
8
12
13
7
6
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