Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
14
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1291
931
686
575
330
449
312
204
484
842
1678
2247
3741
5482
5762
5721
5529
4818
6633
5897
4770
4507
3811
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:21AM1.45m
8:46PM1.46m
9:13AM1.43m
9:38PM1.40m
10:04AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.08m
2:37PM0.10m
3:04AM0.13m
3:30PM0.15m
3:53AM0.18m
4:22PM0.21m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
9
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
3
4
5
3
4
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