Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
!
!
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.2
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
15
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4670
5051
4268
3549
2357
1916
1477
1338
561
639
615
459
386
678
831
1120
1246
1597
1433
1104
912
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:46AM1.35m
10:10PM1.36m
10:37AM1.40m
11:02PM1.37m
11:31AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.21m
4:25AM0.20m
4:54PM0.20m
5:15AM0.18m
5:49PM0.18m
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
6
9
11
10
11
Feels °C
-1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
5
4
5
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