Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
2.4
SW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
15
16
8
14
14
14
15
43
49
79
51
53
39
476
557
509
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:41AM1.28m
1:07PM1.36m
1:28AM1.26m
1:53PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.27m
6:50AM0.27m
7:24PM0.30m
7:35AM0.30m
8:11PM0.32m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
3
8
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
9
0
-1
0
1
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