Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
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)
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
51
79
111
187
206
136
459
684
821
1715
1158
1354
3856
4634
3123
6156
3278
5766
5067
5932
3213
3235
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
5
S
0
WSW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM1.32m
6:34PM1.40m
6:57AM1.35m
7:21PM1.40m
7:45AM1.38m
8:10PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.22m
12:21PM0.19m
00:52AM0.20m
1:10PM0.18m
1:38AM0.19m
2:00PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
12
16
16
14
13
9
9
11
13
14
11
11
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
8
5
9
13
13
6
8
7
8
5
5
8
7
7
2
4
1
2
2
4
5
6
3
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