Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
444
437
754
706
580
580
673
697
827
575
498
394
352
575
969
1694
3486
2842
3427
2766
2056
1680
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
W
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM1.23m
2:49PM1.36m
3:09AM1.24m
3:34PM1.38m
3:54AM1.25m
4:19PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.30m
9:07PM0.31m
9:14AM0.28m
9:52PM0.29m
10:00AM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
13
13
12
12
13
14
17
15
15
15
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
Feels °C
7
5
5
9
11
8
8
7
7
9
9
12
8
8
10
5
6
4
5
4
3
4
5
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