Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
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4
5
5
5
4
5
3
3
2
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3413
3046
4001
5125
5570
5210
4471
3555
3087
2544
2352
4402
3286
2643
2039
1421
1127
752
519
411
284
224
202
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:45AM1.38m
8:10PM1.39m
8:34AM1.42m
9:00PM1.39m
9:26AM1.45m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.19m
2:00PM0.17m
2:25AM0.18m
2:52PM0.17m
3:14AM0.17m
3:46PM0.16m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
7
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
0
2
2
3
6
6
4
3
5
5
8
9
11
7
7
5
6
7
9
10
12
8
8
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