Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
488
472
456
426
422
582
597
318
619
336
333
247
140
125
124
206
211
284
551
1043
1593
1043
796
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
35
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58AM1.23m
8:19PM1.37m
8:41AM1.23m
9:02PM1.36m
9:26AM1.24m
9:46PM1.35m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.27m
2:04PM0.27m
2:43AM0.26m
2:48PM0.27m
3:24AM0.25m
3:33PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
14
14
11
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
3
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
10
11
9
10
5
2
3
5
11
11
10
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.9
E
10
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSW
7
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
488
488
472
456
426
422
6
3
165
356
336
175
136
140
125
124
206
211
87
121
1043
1108
1043
796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
1.1
ENE
9
0.4
SW
19
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
17
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
10
128
82
116
125
98
100
100
7
7
211
95
196
204
240
281
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
21
0.9
SW
7
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1
5
17
16
15
5
10
6
5
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
18
75
146
143
126
174
202
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
5
0.8
WNW
7
1.3
NNE
5
0.6
N
4
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
0.3
NNW
3
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.5
SW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
127
67
57
80
11
582
597
318
619
2
333
247
7
64
160
187
284
551
1593
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
201
115
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
161
172
166
28
27
27
74
27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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