Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is

12.3° C

Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	492	599	713	823	823	960	1309	1383	1504	1504	1442	1430	1474	1294	1274	1110	1094	946	917	889	820	718	692
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	SSE	ESE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	3:00AM1.24m					3:24PM1.38m				3:44AM1.25m				4:09PM1.39m				4:29AM1.25m				4:53PM1.40m
Low Tide				9:04AM0.30m				9:43PM0.31m				9:49AM0.29m				10:29PM0.30m				10:34AM0.27m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	11	12	10	10
Feels °C	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	3	3	3	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	3	4	7	8	5	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	492	599	713	823	823	960	1309	1383	1504	1504	1442	1430	1474	1294	1274	1110	1094	946	917	889	820	718	692
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	105	117	111	98	171	125	96	125	117	105	65	65	65	62	58	40	39	39	20	20	82	209	261
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 11	—	SSW 9	SSW 11	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 17	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 19	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	114	45	—	49	51	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	10	21	35	4	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	NW 6
kJ	—	220	134	171	261	214	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	—	38
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Te Araroa East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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