Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SSW
19
1.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
10
4.5
ESE
10
4
E
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
203
319
388
1062
1073
788
876
921
1947
2777
4034
3245
3198
3504
2567
1862
2126
1144
1081
890
1026
1739
3252
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ESE
10
ENE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
25
SSE
20
ESE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26AM1.24m
9:46PM1.35m
10:11AM1.27m
10:32PM1.35m
11:00AM1.32m
11:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.27m
4:06AM0.24m
4:21PM0.26m
4:50AM0.22m
5:11PM0.24m
5:37AM0.20m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
7
6
4
4
1
2
4
3
1
5
1
3
6
8
6
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
7
10
11
9
6
10
8
6
4
4
6
8
6
8
6
7
8
5
2
3
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
1
SSW
10
2.4
E
9
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
4
E
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
202
203
240
388
653
679
190
876
214
189
211
143
3245
138
129
2567
1862
2126
1144
1081
884
816
736
603
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
1
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
1.2
S
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.1
SW
20
1.2
SE
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
38
95
143
108
245
212
109
186
103
99
97
128
182
261
120
114
15
242
40
40
77
54
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.7
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
7
7
319
126
174
172
102
121
9
9
15
31
31
78
177
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSW
7
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
E
10
4.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
94
135
161
1062
1073
788
745
921
1947
2777
4034
3198
3504
159
251
389
903
809
890
1026
1739
3252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
85
85
127
85
27
27
1
79
85
85
85
89
89
127
87
153
87
72
127
252
153
153
224
242
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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