Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
306
264
243
230
869
723
534
646
531
367
356
285
252
244
220
157
154
167
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:18AM1.26m
3:42PM1.37m
4:04AM1.30m
4:28PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.27m
9:24AM0.24m
9:58PM0.24m
10:13AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
8
8
7
11
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
11
16
17
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
12
13
10
10
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