Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1
E
10
1.2
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
249
244
244
255
320
326
214
473
556
513
584
589
480
480
456
426
486
680
525
326
188
156
125
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:53PM1.41m
7:15AM1.24m
7:36PM1.39m
7:58AM1.23m
8:19PM1.37m
8:41AM1.23m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.27m
1:21PM0.27m
2:00AM0.27m
2:04PM0.27m
2:43AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
9
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
4
5
6
7
8
6
7
7
6
6
5
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1
E
10
1.2
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
0.1
SW
12
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
302
249
244
244
255
320
326
214
473
556
513
584
589
480
480
456
426
486
6
525
326
188
98
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
E
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
140
87
90
65
66
59
48
140
21
21
20
19
17
7
7
6
6
6
5
3
3
128
156
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
WNW
6
0.1
W
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
28
26
15
14
7
7
1
38
6
5
53
50
1
1
17
16
15
5
5
5
10
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
2
1.3
NW
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
N
4
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.7
ENE
11
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
26
1
1
19
24
1
159
3
67
13
67
102
680
20
9
6
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
201
160
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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