Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
277
246
160
207
671
1611
1833
2478
1756
1245
957
792
313
618
610
606
524
514
353
284
284
196
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM1.57m
11:33PM1.42m
12:00PM1.57m
00:30AM1.41m
12:57PM1.56m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.12m
5:28PM0.09m
5:43AM0.11m
6:24PM0.10m
6:39AM0.11m
7:21PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:46
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7:23
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7:25
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7:27
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3
4
3
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Temp °C
10
11
9
8
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
5
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
5
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
2
2
3
1
5
7
7
7
7
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