Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
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)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.7
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
234
237
111
71
68
64
235
456
545
529
503
444
295
410
534
505
505
562
494
432
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:12PM1.54m
00:40AM1.40m
1:09PM1.56m
1:37AM1.41m
2:06PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.13m
6:49AM0.11m
7:31PM0.11m
7:45AM0.09m
8:27PM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
5
5
7
12
7
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
12
10
9
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
10
8
10
8
5
4
0
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
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