Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
SE
15
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
13
4
S
13
4.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
514
418
404
331
320
251
251
251
202
154
151
116
85
84
139
1644
2548
3199
3950
5988
5516
5583
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
50
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:13AM1.26m
5:37PM1.41m
5:58AM1.26m
6:21PM1.40m
6:42AM1.26m
7:05PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.25m
11:59PM0.26m
12:04PM0.24m
00:43AM0.25m
12:50PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
Feels °C
5
4
6
8
8
6
7
7
5
4
3
4
4
1
2
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
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