Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
869
711
534
497
402
367
294
269
252
244
220
205
175
167
144
180
142
121
125
397
630
1107
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
N
10
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
5
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:18AM1.26m
3:42PM1.37m
4:04AM1.30m
4:28PM1.39m
4:51AM1.35m
5:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.24m
9:58PM0.24m
10:13AM0.21m
10:43PM0.21m
11:03AM0.18m
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Temp °C
8
8
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
11
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
9
7
7
8
Feels °C
4
4
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
6
9
11
12
10
9
9
7
7
7
1
1
0
2
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