Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
3.5
SE
9
4
SE
9
5
SE
10
4.5
SSE
9
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
11
5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1330
2013
2791
4100
3148
4581
4768
5078
5174
4930
4396
2712
2032
2070
1630
1179
1280
1102
1044
910
880
692
676
609
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
40
S
45
S
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
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
cross-on
High Tide
11:21PM1.35m
11:51AM1.38m
00:15AM1.37m
12:45PM1.45m
1:10AM1.39m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.24m
5:37AM0.20m
6:05PM0.21m
6:27AM0.17m
7:01PM0.17m
7:21AM0.13m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
2
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
5
4
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
6
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