Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
9
5
SE
10
4.5
SSE
9
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2889
4079
3136
4867
4782
2728
3005
2584
2732
2170
1906
1853
1518
1479
1231
1001
943
763
591
529
540
616
681
823
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:21PM1.35m
11:51AM1.38m
00:15AM1.37m
12:45PM1.45m
1:10AM1.39m
1:41PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.20m
6:05PM0.21m
6:27AM0.17m
7:01PM0.17m
7:21AM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
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5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
0
0
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
6
6
6
6
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