Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
5
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
706
1652
2600
4512
5482
6510
6725
5670
4080
8681
4954
3482
4094
2202
1846
1684
2071
1780
363
326
386
797
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:13AM1.43m
9:38PM1.40m
10:04AM1.41m
10:29PM1.34m
10:55AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.13m
3:30PM0.15m
3:53AM0.18m
4:22PM0.21m
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
1
2
3
5
3
6
5
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
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